Etymology

Wickmere

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in North Norfolk, Norfolk County, England. Full definition →

Middle English Wikemere ← Old English wīċ
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromwīċ“farm”
  2. Middle English · derived fromWikemere
  3. English todayWickmere

'The lake by the farm', from Middle English Wikemere (1166), from Old English wīċ (“farm”) + mere (“pond, lake”). The lake in reference is today extinct.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishwīċ all →

IpswichWycombeWickhamAlnwickWeekleyWykeWyton-wichWighill

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