"-wich" meaning in English

See -wich in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From Middle English wic, 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. A related form with similar origin is Icelandic vík. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*weyḱ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|wic}} Middle English wic, {{inh|en|ang|wīc|t=abode, dwelling-place}} Old English wīc (“abode, dwelling-place”), {{der|en|la|vīcus|t=village}} Latin vīcus (“village”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*weyḱ-|t=village, household}} Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- (“village, household”), {{cog|got|𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃}} Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃 (weihs), {{cog|goh|weihs|t=village, settlement}} Old High German weihs (“village, settlement”), {{cog|gem-pro|*wīhsą|t=village, settlement}} Proto-Germanic *wīhsą (“village, settlement”), {{cog|nl|wijk|t=neighbourhood}} Dutch wijk (“neighbourhood”), {{cog|is|vík}} Icelandic vík Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -wich, {{en-suffix}} -wich
  1. (in placenames) Village; settlement; hamlet; trading centre. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -wick Related terms: villa, village, wick
    Sense id: en--wich-en-suffix-SJY7TUtK Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English back-formations: 61 30 8 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 28 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 27 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 28 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Etymology: From Old English wīċ (“bay”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|wīċ|t=bay}} Old English wīċ (“bay”) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -wich, {{en-suffix}} -wich
  1. (in placenames) Brine spring; well. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--wich-en-suffix-veBylEVh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix

Etymology: Back-formation from sandwich. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|sandwich}} Back-formation from sandwich Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -wich, {{en-suffix}} -wich
  1. (cooking) Sandwich. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Cooking Coordinate_terms: -burger
    Sense id: en--wich-en-suffix-03PxLJo7 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Alternative forms

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