-wich

See also wich

English

Etymology

Old English wīc (“abode, dwelling-place”), an early borrowing from Latin vicus (“village”), cognate with Gothic weihs, Old High German wih (“village, settlement”).

Alternative forms

• -wick (wick)

Suffix

-wich

1. in placenames, “village, settlement, hamlet”

Related terms

• villa
• village
• wick