-wich

-wich · suffix¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*weyḱ-“village, household”
2. Latin · derived fromvīcus“village”
3. Old English · inherited fromwīc“abode, dwelling-place”
4. Middle English · inherited fromwic
5. English today-wich

From 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.

-wich · suffix²

1. Old English · inherited fromwīċ“bay”
2. English today-wich

From Old English wīċ (“bay”).

-wich · suffix³

Back-formation from sandwich.

Words from the same roots