{"id":2599,"date":"2023-02-25T16:05:51","date_gmt":"2023-02-25T16:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2599"},"modified":"2023-02-25T16:51:54","modified_gmt":"2023-02-25T16:51:54","slug":"adventures-in-etymology-wicker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2599","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Wicker"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Wicker\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-02-25T16:05:51+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this Adventure we\u2019re unravelling the origins of the word wicker.\n\n\nWicker [\u02c8w\u026ak\u0259(\u0279)\/\u02c8w\u026ak\u025a] is:\n\n \tA flexible branch or twig of a plant such as willow, used in weaving baskets and furniture.\n\nIt comes from Middle English wiker (wickerwork), possibl...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/wicker.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4586\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2599-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/wicker.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/wicker.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/wicker.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/wicker.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2599-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/wicker.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"wicker.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this Adventure we\u2019re unravelling the origins of the word <strong>wicker<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/eltpics\/31767296896\/in\/photolist-QpaGBs-xdk875-6wXcq7-s4hyvo-S1kZ3S-371HGv-7GQggt-7GUc5s-2jE8eUf\" title=\"Four little baskets sitting on a wall\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/382\/31767296896_252b61a29f_z.jpg\" alt=\"Four little baskets sitting on a wall\" width=\"640\" height=\"415\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<strong>Wicker<\/strong> [\u02c8w\u026ak\u0259(\u0279)\/\u02c8w\u026ak\u025a] is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A flexible branch or twig of a plant such as willow, used in weaving baskets and furniture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It comes from Middle English <strong>wiker<\/strong> (wickerwork), possibly from Old Norse <em>veikr<\/em> (pliant, weak), from Proto-Germanic <em>*waikwaz<\/em> [\u02c8w\u0251i\u032f.k\u02b7\u0251z] (weak, soft, pliable), from <em>*w\u012bkwan\u0105<\/em> [\u02c8wi\u02d0.k\u02b7\u0251.n\u0251\u0303] (to yield, fold, retreat) from Proto-Indo-European <em>*weyk-<\/em> (to bend, curve, divide) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/wicker#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words from the same PIE roots include <strong>week<\/strong>, <strong>weak<\/strong>, <strong>province<\/strong> and <strong>cervix<\/strong> in English; <strong>Wechsel<\/strong> (change, bill of exchange) in German; <strong>v\u00e4xel<\/strong> (change, bill of exchange, switch, gear) in Swedish; <strong>fois<\/strong> (time) in French; and <strong>vez<\/strong> (time, instance, place, turn) in Spanish [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European\/weyk-#Root_4\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Incidentally, the Middle English word <em>woke<\/em> [w\u0254\u02d0k\/w\u0251\u02d0k], which meant weak, feeble, helpless, unimportant or bendable, comes from the same roots, as did the word <em>wocnesse<\/em> [\u02c8w\u0254\u02d0kn\u025bs] (vulnerability to sin or iniquity, lack of fighting skill) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/woke#Middle_English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>They are not related to the modern usage of <strong>woke<\/strong>, which is an abbreviation <strong>woken (up)<\/strong>, and originated in African-American vernacular as meaning awake, conscious, alert, well-informed, especially in racial and other social justice issues. It is often used in a dergatory way about anyone who holds views that are disliked by the person using it [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/woke#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ufXywvrYzb8\">video<\/a> I made of this information:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ufXywvrYzb8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Video made with <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/37vAg5P\">Doodly<\/a> [afflilate link].<\/p>\n<p>I also write about words, etymology and other language-related topics on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/\">Omniglot Blog<\/a>, and I explore etymological connections between Celtic languages on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/\">Celtiadur<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also listen to this podcast on: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/id1432641094\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/8b1b1d1b-b39e-4277-b28d-479a3b5043b3\/radio-omniglot\">Amazon Music<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\">Stitcher<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Education-Podcasts\/Radio-Omniglot-p1154145\/\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podchaser.com\/podcasts\/radio-omniglot-716327\">Podchaser<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/player.fm\/series\/radio-omniglot\">PlayerFM<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podtail.com\/da\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/\">podtail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/uk\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_flow&amp;SESSION=aLjPfXL-vP_1gQ_U23Iz8_hSWLlhzLHPMFZrt32dIEfG8htoNFLYaPoWkv8&amp;dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8def8934b92a630e40b7fef61ab7e9fe63\">PayPal<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/omniglot\">Patreon<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/donations.htm\">contribute to Omniglot in other ways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/member\/go.php?r=759259&amp;i=b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/banners\/banner_japanesepod.jpg\" alt=\"The Fastest Way to Learn Japanese Guaranteed with JapanesePod101.com\" width=\"630\" height=\"83\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Wicker\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-02-25T16:05:51+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this Adventure we\u2019re unravelling the origins of the word wicker.\n\n\nWicker [\u02c8w\u026ak\u0259(\u0279)\/\u02c8w\u026ak\u025a] is:\n\n \tA flexible branch or twig of a plant such as willow, used in weaving baskets and furniture.\n\nIt comes from Middle English wiker (wickerwork), possibl...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/wicker.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4587\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2599-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/wicker.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/wicker.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/wicker.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/wicker.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2599-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/wicker.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"wicker.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this Adventure we\u2019re unravelling the origins of the word wicker. Wicker [\u02c8w\u026ak\u0259(\u0279)\/\u02c8w\u026ak\u025a] is: A flexible branch or twig of a plant such as willow, used in weaving baskets and furniture. It comes from Middle English wiker (wickerwork), possibly from Old Norse veikr (pliant, weak), from Proto-Germanic *waikwaz [\u02c8w\u0251i\u032f.k\u02b7\u0251z] (weak, soft, pliable), from *w\u012bkwan\u0105 [\u02c8wi\u02d0.k\u02b7\u0251.n\u0251\u0303] [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,20,56,23,24,4,58,64,1,57,59,28,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventures-in-etymology","category-english","category-etymology","category-french","category-german","category-language","category-middle-english","category-old-norse-dnsk-tunga","category-podcast","category-proto-germanic","category-proto-indo-european","category-spanish","category-swedish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2599"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2607,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599\/revisions\/2607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}