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Where does “wiccecræft” come from?

wiccecræft (Old English) comes from Old English cræft, from Proto-West Germanic kraftu, from Proto-Germanic kraftuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

wiccecræft (Old English): the practice of witches, witchcraft, necromancy

Definitions

  1. the practice of witches, witchcraft, necromancy

Ancestry of “wiccecræft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcræftstrength, power; skill; art
2Proto-West Germanickraftustrength, power; skill
3Proto-Germanickraftuzstrength, power
4Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “wiccecræft”

  • witchcraft
  • counterwitchcraft
  • wicchecraft
  • witchcraft
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →