Where does “womanish” come from?
Womanish comes from Middle English wommanyssh, formed from Middle English -yssh, which derives from Old English -isc, ultimately from Proto-Germanic -iską and -iskaz, rooted in Proto-Indo-European -iskos.
womanish (English): Characteristic of a woman; feminine; effeminate;...
Definitions
- Characteristic of a woman; feminine; effeminate;...
Ancestry of “womanish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | wommanyssh | Resembling or characteristic of a woman;... |
| 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,... |
Words derived from “womanish”