Where does “wicked” come from?

wicked (Yola) comes from Middle English wikked, from Middle English wikke, from Old English wiċċa, from Proto-West Germanic *wikkō — sorcerer, warlock.

wicked (Yola): wicked

Definitions

  1. wicked

Ancestry of “wicked”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwikkedevil, wrong, immoral; sinful, depraved;...
2Middle Englishwikkeevil, morally wrong, wicked; sinful, depraved;...
3Old Englishwiċċa(male) witch, wizard, sorcerer, magician, druid, necromancer
4Proto-West Germanic*wikkōsorcerer, warlock
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wikkō →Every word from Old English wiċċa →Every word from Middle English wikke →