Where does “outdoorswoman” come from?
outdoorswoman (English) comes 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,...
outdoorswoman (English): The female equivalent of an outdoorsman
Definitions
- The female equivalent of an outdoorsman
Ancestry of “outdoorswoman”, step by step
outdoorswoman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English woman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | woman | An adult female human; All female humans... |
| 2 | Middle English | womman | An female adult person; a woman; The female sex... |
| 3 | Old English | wīfmann | woman; female servant; woman |
| 4 | Old English | mann | person; man meaning mankind; man meaning adult... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | mann | person, human |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via English outdoors
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | outdoors | Not inside a house or under covered structure;... |
| 2 | English | out | Away from the inside, centre or other point of... |
| 3 | Middle English | oute | out |
| 4 | Old English | ūt | out |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |