Old English word wic comes from Latin -olus, Proto-Indo-European *wey-, Proto-Indo-European *weiḱ-
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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-olus | Latin (lat) | |
*wey- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | to bend, twist, wring |
*weiḱ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | to settle; settlement, tribe |
*weyg- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
vicus | Latin (lat) | Municipal section or ward, farm. Street; quarter, neighbourhood; row of houses. Village; hamlet. |
wic | Old English (ang) | Settlement, village, dwelling. Wick, bay. |