Where does “womban” come from?
womban (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,...
womban (English): woman
Definitions
- woman
Ancestry of “womban”, step by step
womban 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 womb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | womb | In female mammals, the organ in which the young... |
| 2 | Middle English | wombe | The stomach; The womb or uterus; the location... |
| 3 | Old English | womb | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wambu | womb |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wambō | belly, stomach, abdomen; womb |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wamp- | membrane , intestines, womb |