Where does “feme sole” come from?

feme sole (English) comes from Anglo-Norman feme, from Old French femme, from Latin fēmina, from Proto-Italic fēmanā, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

feme sole (English): A single woman, whether unmarried, spinster,...

Definitions

  1. A single woman, whether unmarried, spinster,...

Ancestry of “feme sole”, step by step

feme sole traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Anglo-Norman feme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanfemewoman; Alternative form of fame
2Old FrenchfemmeAlternative form of fame
3Latinfēminawoman
4Proto-Italicfēmanāwoman
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂who sucks; one who is sucked; one who suckles;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

via Old French sole

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsoleoblique/nominative feminine singular of sol
2Vulgar Latinsolanominative plural of solum; accusative plural of...
3Latinsoleasandal; sole of a shoe
4Latinsōlumbottom, ground, base, foundation, bed
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswol-sole; sole of the foot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic fēmanā →