Where does “wiċċa” come from?

wiċċa (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *wikkō — sorcerer, warlock.

wiċċa (Old English): (male) witch, wizard, sorcerer, magician, druid, necromancer

Definitions

  1. (male) witch, wizard, sorcerer, magician, druid, necromancer

Ancestry of “wiċċa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*wikkōsorcerer, warlock

Words derived from “wiċċa

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wikkō