Where does “Weib” come from?

Weib (German) comes from Old High German wīb, from Proto-West Germanic wīb, from Proto-Germanic wībą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰwíh₂bʰ- — shame, pudenda.

Weib (German): woman, broad; woman, wife

Definitions

  1. woman, broad; woman, wife

Ancestry of “Weib”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwībwoman
2Proto-West Germanicwībwoman; wife
3Proto-Germanicwībąwoman; wife
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰwíh₂bʰ-shame, pudenda
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰwíh₂bʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wībą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wīb →
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