Where does “weduwee” come from?

weduwee (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch weduwe, from Middle Dutch weduwe.

weduwee (Afrikaans): widow, surviving wife, dowager

Definitions

  1. widow, surviving wife, dowager

Ancestry of “weduwee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchweduwewidow, surviving wife
2Middle Dutchweduwe—
Every word from Middle Dutch weduwe →Every word from Dutch weduwe →