Where does “wicg” come from?

wicg (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic wigi, from English wig, from English periwig, from French perruque, from Italian perrucca, from Italian parrucca — wig.

wicg (Old English): horse, steed

Definitions

  1. horse, steed

Ancestry of “wicg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwigihorse
2EnglishwigA head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head...
3EnglishperiwigA wig, especially any kind of stylised wig as...
4Frenchperruquewig; wig, periwig, peruke
5ItalianperruccaAlternative form of parrucca
6Italianparruccawig
Every word from Italian parrucca →Every word from Italian perrucca →Every word from French perruque →