Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*weyḱ-
4 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ-, most common first.
- economicPertaining to an economy.
- economicsNow chiefly home economics: the art or science of household management, especially relating to the appropriate organization of resources; housekeeping.
- wickA braid or bundle of fibre or other porous material (now generally twisted or woven cotton) in a candle, kerosene heater, oil lamp, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel (such as melted tallow or wax, or oil) at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame.
- -wichVillage; settlement; hamlet; trading centre.