Where does “wiccan” come from?
wiccan (Swedish) comes from English wiccan, from English Wicca, from Old English wiċċa, from Proto-West Germanic *wikkō.
wiccan (Swedish): a Wiccan
Ancestry of “wiccan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | wiccan | — |
| 2 | English | Wicca | — |
| 3 | Old English | wiċċa | male witch; witch , sorcerer, warlock; witch ,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *wikkō | — |