wic

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Old English word wic comes from Latin -olus, Proto-Indo-European *wey-, Proto-Indo-European *weiḱ-

-olus (Latin)

*wey- (Proto-Indo-European)

to bend, twist, wring

*weiḱ- (Proto-Indo-European)

to settle; settlement, tribe

*weyg- (Proto-Indo-European)

vicus (Latin)

Municipal section or ward, farm. Street; quarter, neighbourhood; row of houses. Village; hamlet.

wic (Old English)

Settlement, village, dwelling. Wick, bay.

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