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Where does “wifli” come from?

wifli (Middle English) comes from Old English wīflīc, from Proto-Germanic wībalīkaz — wifely.

Ancestry of “wifli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwīflīcwomanly, wifely
2Proto-Germanicwībalīkazwifely

Words derived from “wifli”

  • wifely
  • wifeliness
  • unwifely
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