Where does “víf” come from?

víf (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse víf, from Proto-Germanic wībą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰwíh₂bʰ- — shame, pudenda.

víf (Icelandic): a wife; a woman

Definitions

  1. a wife; a woman

Ancestry of “víf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevífwoman; wife
2Proto-Germanicwībąwoman; wife
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰwíh₂bʰ-shame, pudenda
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰwíh₂bʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wībą →Every word from Old Norse víf →