wīġ-
Proto-Germanic *wíha-, *wīgá- (“holy, consecrated”). Akin to Old English wīh, wīġ, wēoh "image, idol", Old Saxon wīh- "holy", Old High German wīh, wīhi "holy" (German Weihnachten "Holy Night, Christmas"), Old Norse vē "holy", Gothic wihs "holy", Dutch wij "holy" (wijwater, gewijd).