Middle English word whucce comes from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱew-, Old English hwiċċe, and later Old English hwicce (Chest; box.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*(s)ḱew- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | to heed, look, feel, take note of, to bend, arch, bow |
hwiċċe | Old English (ang) | |
hwicce | Old English (ang) | Chest; box. |
whucce | Middle English (enm) |