Etymology

wicker

wick·er
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Today it means: A flexible branch or twig of a plant such as willow, used in weaving baskets and furniture. Full definition →

Middle English wiker
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromwiker
  2. English todaywicker

From Middle English wiker, cognate with Old Swedish vikker (“willow”), Old Norse veikr (“weak”), English weak.

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