Where does “womman” come from?

womman (Middle English) comes from Old English wīfmann, from Old English mann, from Proto-West Germanic mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

womman (Middle English): An female adult person; a woman; The female sex...

Definitions

  1. An female adult person; a woman; The female sex...

Ancestry of “womman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwīfmannwoman; female servant; woman
2Old Englishmannperson; man meaning mankind; man meaning adult...
3Proto-West Germanicmannperson, human
4Proto-Germanic*mann-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “womman”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mann- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic mann →