Where does “wommonhood” come from?
wommonhood (English) comes from English wommon, from English man, from Middle English man, from Old English mān, from Sanskrit महादेव, from Sanskrit महा, from Sanskrit महायान, from Sanskrit यान — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.
wommonhood (English): Nonstandard spelling of womanhood
Definitions
- Nonstandard spelling of womanhood
Ancestry of “wommonhood”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | wommon | Obsolete spelling of woman; Feminist spelling of... |
| 2 | English | man | An adult male human; All human males... |
| 3 | Middle English | man | Typically singular, indefinite pronoun: one, you;... |
| 4 | Old English | mān | bad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | महादेव | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | महायान | — |
| 8 | Sanskrit | यान | carriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | yáHnam | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yáHnam | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yéh₂-nom | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₂- | to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel |