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

  1. woman; wife, married woman

Ancestry of “wijf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwīfwoman
2Proto-Germanicwībąwoman; wife
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰwíh₂bʰ-shame, pudenda

Words derived from “wijf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰwíh₂bʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wībą →Every word from Old Dutch wīf →