Where does “womynly” come from?
womynly (English) comes from English womanly, from Middle English womanly, from Middle English wommanly, from Middle English womman, from Old English wīfmann, from Old English mann, from Proto-West Germanic mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
womynly (English): Feminist spelling of womanly
Definitions
- Feminist spelling of womanly
Ancestry of “womynly”, step by step
womynly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English womanly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | womanly | Considered typical of, stereotypical of, or... |
| 2 | Middle English | womanly | Alternative form of wommanly |
| 3 | Middle English | wommanly | Resembling or characteristic of a woman;... |
| 4 | Middle English | womman | An female adult person; a woman; The female sex... |
| 5 | Old English | wīfmann | woman; female servant; woman |
| 6 | Old English | mann | person; man meaning mankind; man meaning adult... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | mann | person, human |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |