Where does “tenniswomen” come from?
tenniswomen (French) comes from English -women, from English women, from Middle English wimmen, from Old English wīfmenn, from Old English wīf, from Proto-West Germanic wīb, from Proto-Germanic wībą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰwíh₂bʰ- — shame, pudenda.
tenniswomen (French): plural of tenniswoman
Definitions
- plural of tenniswoman
Ancestry of “tenniswomen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -women | plural of -woman |
| 2 | English | women | plural of woman; Misspelling of woman |
| 3 | Middle English | wimmen | — |
| 4 | Old English | wīfmenn | women |
| 5 | Old English | wīf | wife; woman, female, lady, wife; female |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wīb | woman; wife |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wībą | woman; wife |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰwíh₂bʰ- | shame, pudenda |