wic

Old English

noun
Definitions
  • village
  • wick, bay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *wīk- derived from Latin vicus (village, hamlet) derived from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- (village, house, household, settlement, homestead, extended family, clan, settle, enter, change).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*weyḱ-

Gloss

village, house, household, settlement, homestead, extended family, clan, settle, enter, change

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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