-wich

See also: wich

English

Alternative forms

-wick (wick)

Etymology

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.

Suffix

-wich

in placenames, “village, settlement, hamlet”

Derived terms

Category English words suffixed with -wich not found

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