witchfinder
English
noun
Definitions
- (chiefly) A person employed to carry out witch-hunts and identify witches.
Etymology
Compound from English witch + English finder root from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (contain, separate, bend, curve, become equal, consecrate, wind, overcome, twist, exchange, choose, sacrifice, separate out, set aside as holy, fight, turn, revolve, weed out, envelop, hallow, swing, cull, conquer, divide, weave, make holy, yield).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*weyk-
Gloss
contain, separate, bend, curve, become equal, consecrate, wind, overcome, twist, exchange, choose, sacrifice, separate out, set aside as holy, fight, turn, revolve, weed out, envelop, hallow, swing, cull, conquer, divide, weave, make holy, yield
Concept
Semantic Field
Possession
Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Wiccan English
- Wiccanism English
- Wiccanist English
- Wiccanize English
- Wiccaphobia English
- bewitch English
- convincible English
- convincingly English
- evincible English
- evincibly English
- factfinder English
- faultfinder English
- find English
- finder English
- finderlist English
- finderscope English
- fishfinder English
- general English
- half-witch English
- hedgewitch English
- merwitch English
- nonwitch English
- pathfinder English
- rangefinder English
- rootfinder English
- statefinder English
- unwitch English
- victimism English
- victimist English
- victimization English
- victimize English
- victoria English
- viewfinder English
- wayfinder English
- wiccaphobe English
- witch English
- witch-hunt English
- witchcamp English
- witchcraft English
- witchdoctor English
- witchdom English
- witcher English
- witchery English
- witchfinder general English
- witchgrass English
- witching English
- witchish English
- witchkind English
- witchless English
- witchlet English
- witchlike English
- witchling English
- witchly English
- witchspirit English
- witchweed English
- witchy English
- Victōria Latin
- convictio Latin
- convictiō Latin
- convictus Latin
- convinco Latin
- convincō Latin
- devinco Latin
- evictio Latin
- evictus Latin
- evinco Latin
- pervinco Latin
- revinco Latin
- revincō Latin
- vicia Latin
- vicis Latin
- victima Latin
- victoria Latin
- victoriosus Latin
- victrix Latin
- victōria Latin
- victōriātus Latin
- victōriōsus Latin
- vincio Latin
- vincō Latin
- ēvincō Latin
- εἰκάζω Ancient Greek
- εἰκός Ancient Greek
- εἰκών Ancient Greek
- εἴκελος Ancient Greek
- εἴκω Ancient Greek
- ἀεικής Ancient Greek
- ἐπιείκελος Ancient Greek
- ἔοικα Ancient Greek
- *weh₁y- Proto-Indo-European
- *weyk- Proto-Indo-European
- *wi-n-k- Proto-Indo-European
- *wik-néh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *wéy-woyk-ti, *wéywoykti Proto-Indo-European
- *Haþuwīgą Proto-Germanic
- *waikwaz Proto-Germanic
- *waikwijaną Proto-Germanic
- *wigulą Proto-Germanic
- *wigulōną Proto-Germanic
- *wihslaz Proto-Germanic
- *wihslijaną Proto-Germanic
- *wikkô Proto-Germanic
- *wīgą Proto-Germanic
- 파인더 Japanese
- wiċċecræft Old English
- bewicchen Middle English
- findere Middle English
- wicche Middle English
- wickednes Middle English
- wyckedly Middle English
- vík Old Norse
- víka Old Norse
- آویختن Persian
- vigan Albanian
- *ordos Proto-Celtic
- *wiketi Proto-Celtic
- *wiks Proto-Italic
- *winkō Proto-Italic
- vaikas Lithuanian
- vykti Lithuanian
- *uig- Proto-Albanian
- wisi Sranan Tongo
- find
- witch
- Wiccan
- finder
- witchy
- general
- witcher
- bewitch
- unwitch
- witchly
- witchdom
- witching
- witchish
- witchlet
- merwitch
- victoria
- witchery
- nonwitch
- witchlike
- evincible
- Wiccanist
- victimist
- Wiccanize
- witchcamp
- witchless
- wayfinder
- witchweed
- witchling
- witchkind
- Wiccanism
- evincibly
- victimism
- victimize
- witch-hunt
- half-witch
- factfinder
- finderlist
- witchcraft
- pathfinder
- hedgewitch
- viewfinder
- wiccaphobe
- rootfinder
- fishfinder
- witchgrass
- witchspirit
- faultfinder
- statefinder
- Wiccaphobia
- rangefinder
- finderscope
- convincible
- witchdoctor
- convincingly
- victimization
- witchfinder general