-wich
-wich suffix: village; settlement; hamlet; trading centre.
Suffix (1)
-wich
- Village; settlement; hamlet; trading centre.
Suffix (2)
-wich
- Brine spring; well.
Suffix (3)
-wich
Forms of -wich
| alternative form | -wick |
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Origin of -wich
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.
From Old English wīċ (“bay”).
Back-formation from sandwich.
Words formed from -wich
- Alnwich
- Cranwich
- Greenwich
- Harwich
- Ipswich
- Middlewich
- Nantwich
- Northwich
- Norwich
- Prestwich
- Sandwich
- Woolwich
- bagelwich
- biscuitwich
- breadwich
- butterwich
- cheesewich
- clamwich
- crabwich
- crispwich
- eggwich
- fishwich
- hamwich
- jamwich
- Manwich
- meatwich
- naanwich
- picklewich
- pizzawich
- potatowich
- prawnwich
- ribwich
- shrimpwich
- slamwich
- snackwich
- spamwich
- steakwich
- tunawich
Questions about -wich
- What does -wich mean?
- -wich means village; settlement; hamlet; trading centre.
- What part of speech is -wich?
- -wich is a suffix.
Words near -wich in the dictionary
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