wicche
Middle English
/ˈwitʃ(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- witch, wizard, sorceror
- pagan, heretic, nonbeliever
Etymology
Inherited from Old English wiċċe inherited from Proto-Germanic *wikkô (necromancer, sorcerer, sorceror).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*wikkô
Gloss
necromancer, sorcerer, sorceror
Concept
Semantic Field
Religion and belief
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
🧙 🧙♂️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Wicca English
- bewitch English
- half-witch English
- hedgewitch English
- merwitch English
- nonwitch English
- unwitch English
- witch English
- witch-hunt English
- witchcamp English
- witchcraft English
- witchdoctor English
- witchdom English
- witcher English
- witchery English
- witchfinder English
- witchgrass English
- witching English
- witchish English
- witchkind English
- witchless English
- witchlet English
- witchlike English
- witchling English
- witchly English
- witchspirit English
- witchweed English
- witchy English
- *weyk- Proto-Indo-European
- *wikkô Proto-Germanic
- *wikkōną Proto-Germanic
- wicca Old English
- wiccecræft Old English
- wiccedom Old English
- wiċċe Old English
- wiċċecræft Old English
- ƿicce, wiċċe Old English
- wicchecraft Middle English
- witch Scots
- witcherie Scots
- wisi Sranan Tongo