wich
/wɪtʃ/
EN
A variant spelling of 'witch', or a term referring to a saltworks or a place where salt is produced; also used as a suffix in place names indicating a salt-producing settlement.
The village name Nantwich ends in 'wich', marking its historical salt production. Some older texts use 'wich' instead of 'witch' for the magical figure.
Etymology
As a place-name suffix, it derives from Old English 'wic', meaning a trading settlement or salt works, borrowed from Latin 'vicus' meaning a village or settlement. The variant spelling of witch developed from Middle English spelling variations before the word was standardized.
Translations
简体中文
盐场,巫婆（变体拼写）,威奇（地名后缀）
繁體中文
鹽場,巫婆（變體拼寫）,威奇（地名後綴）
日本語
塩田,魔女（異綴）,ウィッチ（地名接尾辞）
한국어
염전,마녀 (변형 철자),장소 접미사 위치
Deutsch
Saline,Hexe (Schreibvariante),-wich (Ortsnamenssuffix)
Español
salina,bruja (variante ortográfica),sufijo para salinas
Português
salina,bruxa (variante de ortografia),sufixo de nomes de lugares
Français
saline,sorcière (variante orthographique),suffixe toponymique
Tiếng Việt
nhà muối,phù thủy (biến thể chính tả),hậu tố địa danh
Related Words
witchwicsalternvicusplace name