11c., from Old English Wærincwicum + scir "district." The first element means "dwellings by the weir or river-dam," from *wæring + wic (see wick (n.2)).
warship
war-song
wart
wart-hog
war-time
Warwickshire
wary
was
wasabi
wash
washable
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