Witching
/ˈwɪtʃ.ɪŋ/noun
The act of practicing witchcraft or engaging in magical practices.
Did you know?In medieval Europe, the term 'witch' was derived from the Old English 'wicce', meaning 'sorceress', often associated with malevolent magic and forbidden knowledge.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*weg-
“to be strong, to be lively, to be a force of nature.”
Old English
Old English
wicce
“female practitioner of sorcery or magic.”
Old English
Old English
wicca
“male practitioner of sorcery, a wizard.”
Middle English
Middle English
wicche
“a person, usually a woman, who practiced magic or was believed to have supernatural powers.”
Modern English
English
witching
“pertaining to magical practices or the act of casting spells.”