Where does “vicca” come from?
vicca (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Germanic wiþjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European weyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
Ancestry of “vicca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | wiþjǭ | cord, rope, thong |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | weyt- | that which winds or bends, branch, switch;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wéy- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |
Words derived from “vicca”