Where does “wickilī” come from?

wickilī (Old High German) comes from Old High German wiohha, from Proto-Germanic *weukā, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

Ancestry of “wickilī”, step by step

wickilī traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German wiohha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwiohha—
2Proto-Germanic*weukā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

via Proto-Germanic wīkaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwīkanąto bend, yield, cease; to bend, yield

Words derived from “wickilī”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *weukā →Every word from Old High German wiohha →