-wich

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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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.

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-wich

  1. (in placenames) Village; settlement; hamlet; trading centre.
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Old English wīċ (“bay”).

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-wich

  1. (in placenames) Brine spring; well.
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Etymology 3[edit]

Clipping of sandwich.

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-wich

  1. (cooking) Sandwich.
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English terms suffixed with -wich
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