Where does “Wiev” come from?
Wiev (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German wîf, from Old Saxon wīf, from Proto-Germanic *wīb, from Proto-Germanic wībą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰwíh₂bʰ- — shame, pudenda.
Wiev (German Low German): woman; wife; female
Ancestry of “Wiev”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | wîf | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | wīf | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *wīb | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wībą | woman; wife |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰwíh₂bʰ- | shame, pudenda |