Where does “wijf” come from?
wijf (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wīf, from Proto-Germanic wībą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰwíh₂bʰ- — shame, pudenda.
wijf (Middle Dutch): woman; wife, married woman
Definitions
- woman; wife, married woman
Ancestry of “wijf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | wīf | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wībą | woman; wife |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰwíh₂bʰ- | shame, pudenda |
Words derived from “wijf”