Where does “womanishly” come from?
womanishly (English) comes from English womanish, from Middle English wommanyssh, 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,...
womanishly (English): In a womanish way
Definitions
- In a womanish way
Ancestry of “womanishly”, step by step
womanishly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English womanish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | womanish | Characteristic of a woman; feminine; effeminate;... |
| 2 | Middle English | wommanyssh | Resembling or characteristic of a woman;... |
| 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,... |