Where does “wifejak” come from?

wifejak (English) comes from English wife, from Middle English wyf, from Old English wīf, from Proto-West Germanic wīb, from Proto-Germanic wībą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰwíh₂bʰ- — shame, pudenda.

wifejak (English): A wife Wojak, depicted as a redheaded white woman and representing a normal, well-adjusted wife

Definitions

  1. A wife Wojak, depicted as a redheaded white woman and representing a normal, well-adjusted wife

Ancestry of “wifejak”, step by step

wifejak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English wife

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwifeA married woman, especially in relation to her...
2Middle EnglishwyfAlternative form of wif
3Old Englishwīfwife; woman, female, lady, wife; female
4Proto-West Germanicwībwoman; wife
5Proto-Germanicwībąwoman; wife
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰwíh₂bʰ-shame, pudenda

via English Wojak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWojakA melancholic character representing the powerless everyday man; or, any derived art or character in the crude line-art Wojak style
2Polishwojaksoldier
3Proto-Slavic*vojakъsoldier, warrior
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰwíh₂bʰ-