Where does “wíkɛd” come from?

wíkɛd (Pichinglis) comes from English wicked, from Middle English wicked, from Middle English wicke, from Old English wiċċa, from Proto-West Germanic *wikkō — sorcerer, warlock.

wíkɛd (Pichinglis): wicked

Definitions

  1. wicked

Ancestry of “wíkɛd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwickedEvil or mischievous by nature; Excellent;...
2Middle EnglishwickedAlternative form of wikked
3Middle EnglishwickeAlternative form of wikke; wick
4Old Englishwiċċa(male) witch, wizard, sorcerer, magician, druid, necromancer
5Proto-West Germanic*wikkōsorcerer, warlock
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wikkō →Every word from Old English wiċċa →Every word from Middle English wicke →