Where does “wijf” come from?

wijf (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wijf, from Old Dutch wīf, from Proto-Germanic wībą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰwíh₂bʰ- — shame, pudenda.

wijf (Dutch): woman, potentially being as pejorative as bitch;...

Definitions

  1. woman, potentially being as pejorative as bitch;...

Ancestry of “wijf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwijfwoman; wife, married woman
2Old Dutchwīfwoman
3Proto-Germanicwībąwoman; wife
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰwíh₂bʰ-shame, pudenda

Words derived from “wijf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰwíh₂bʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wībą →Every word from Old Dutch wīf →