English
Wickmere
Wickmere comes from Middle English Wikemere.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Wikemere
- EnglishtodayWickmere
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Wikemere
- EnglishtodayWickmere
A compound of wīċ ‘farm’ + mere ‘pond, lake’
Proto-Indo-European *mer- ‘sea, lake, wetland’
Proto-Indo-European *móri ‘sea’
Proto-Germanic *mari ‘sea, ocean’
Proto-West Germanic *mari ‘sea, lake’
Old English mere ‘pond, lake’
The story
The lake in reference is today extinct.
Every English word from Middle English Wikemere
Today it means
name A village and civil parish in North Norfolk, Norfolk County, England.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English Wikemere / Wickmere