Where does “wijfje” come from?
wijfje (Dutch) comes from Dutch wijf, from Middle Dutch wijf, from Old Dutch wīf, from Proto-Germanic wībą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰwíh₂bʰ- — shame, pudenda.
wijfje (Dutch): non-human female
Ancestry of “wijfje”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | wijf | woman, potentially being as pejorative as bitch;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wijf | woman; wife, married woman |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wīf | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wībą | woman; wife |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰwíh₂bʰ- | shame, pudenda |
Words derived from “wijfje”