-wich
See also: wich
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle English wic, from Old English wīc (“abode, dwelling-place”), an early borrowing from Latin vīcus (“village”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- (“village, household”).
Latin cognate to Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃 (weihs), Old High German weihs (“village, settlement”), from Proto-Germanic *wīhsą (“village, settlement”) of the same Proto-Indo-European root. Cognate to Dutch wijk (“neighbourhood”), and may replace it in borrowings. A related form with similar origin is Icelandic vík.
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- (in placenames) Village; settlement; hamlet; trading centre.
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editEtymology 2
editFrom Old English wīċ (“bay”).
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- (in placenames) Brine spring; well.
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editEtymology 3
editClipping of sandwich.
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- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weyḱ-
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms inherited from Old English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms derived from Latin
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- English suffixes
- English clippings
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