wizard

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Konzepte

alraunenhaft

Wizard

großes Talent

Schamanin

Schamanenlehrling

weise Frau

bezaubernde Frau

Medizinmann

Teufelskerl

weiser Mann

Frequenz

C1
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈwɪz.əd/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

From Middle English wysard, wysarde, equivalent to wise + -ard. A uniquely medieval Anglo-Saxon word with no known morphologically exact cognates inside the Germanic family; did not gain distinct sense of "occultist, magic user" (as opposed to a philosopher or sage) until circa 1500s, aligning roughly with the starting English Renaissance. However, via Proto-Indo-European *weyd- cognate with Proto-Celtic *druwits (whence English druid), Proto-Slavic *vědьma (Polish wiedźma, Russian ве́дьма (védʹma)), Russian веду́н (vedún)). The sense of "old (male) virgin" is from a Japanese Internet meme where virgins who are typically friendless, shy, outcasts, and loners who don't fit in anywhere, legendarily gain magical powers upon reaching 30 years of age; popularized ultimately by 4chan and adjacent online incel spaces.

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