Where does “wicka” come from?
wicka (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *wikkjā, from Latin vicia, from Middle Low German Wicke.
Ancestry of “wicka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *wikkjā | — |
| 2 | Latin | vicia | vetch |
| 3 | Middle Low German | Wicke | — |