wig-

See also: wig, WIG, and wīǵ

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Proto-Germanic *wíha-, *wīgá- (“holy, consecrated”). Akin to Old English wīh, wīġ, wēoh "image, idol", Old Saxon wīh- "holy", Old High German wīh, wīhi "holy" (German Weihnachten "Holy Night, Christmas"), Old Norse vē "holy", Gothic wihs "holy", Dutch wij "holy" (wijwater, gewijd).

Prefix

wīġ-

  1. holy, consecrated; idol-
    wīġġield "idol"
    wīġweorþung "idol-worship"
    wiġle "divination"
    wīġbed, wēofod "altar"
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