Where does “madwomyn” come from?
madwomyn (English) comes from English womyn, from English woman, from Middle English womman, from Old English wīfmann, from Old English mann, from Proto-West Germanic mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
madwomyn (English): Feminist spelling of madwoman
Definitions
- Feminist spelling of madwoman
Ancestry of “madwomyn”, step by step
madwomyn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English womyn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | womyn | Feminist spelling of woman; Feminist spelling of... |
| 2 | English | woman | An adult female human; All female humans... |
| 3 | Middle English | womman | An female adult person; a woman; The female sex... |
| 4 | Old English | wīfmann | woman; female servant; woman |
| 5 | Old English | mann | person; man meaning mankind; man meaning adult... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | mann | person, human |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via English madwoman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | madwoman | A woman who is insane |
| 2 | English | MAD | Initialism of mutually assured destruction;... |
| 3 | Middle English | mad | Mad, insane, deranged; not of sound mind;... |
| 4 | Old English | ġemǣd | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | maidijaną | to exchange, change |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | maidaz | hurt, wounded; mad, foolish; angry, enraged |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |