Origin of witch
before 900; Middle English
wicche, Old English
wicce (feminine; compare
wicca(masculine) wizard; see
wicked)
OTHER WORDS FROM witch
witch·hood, noun witch·like, adjective un·der·witch, nounWords nearby witch
wistful,
wisła,
wit,
witan,
witblits,
witch,
witch alder,
witch ball,
witch doctor,
witch grass,
witch hazel
Example sentences from the Web for witch
British Dictionary definitions for witch (1 of 2)
witch
1
/ (wɪtʃ) /
noun
verb
(tr)
to cause or change by or as if by witchcraft
a less common word for bewitch
Derived forms of witch
witchlike, adjectiveWord Origin for witch
Old English
wicca; related to Middle Low German
wicken to conjure, Swedish
vicka to move to and fro
British Dictionary definitions for witch (2 of 2)
witch
2
/ (wɪtʃ) /
noun
a flatfish, Pleuronectes (or Glyptocephalus) cynoglossus, of N Atlantic coastal waters, having a narrow greyish-brown body marked with tiny black spots: family Pleuronectidae (plaice, flounders, etc)
Word Origin for witch
C19: perhaps from
witch
1, alluding to the appearance of the fish