Where does “wommankynde” come from?
wommankynde (Middle English) comes from Middle English kynde, from Middle English -nesse, from Old English -nes, from Proto-West Germanic -nassī, from Proto-Germanic -inassuz, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
wommankynde (Middle English): The female sex in general; womankind
Definitions
- The female sex in general; womankind
Ancestry of “wommankynde”, step by step
wommankynde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English kynde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | kynde | Nature, disposition |
| 2 | Middle English | -nesse | Affixed to adjectives to form abstract nouns... |
| 3 | Old English | -nes | Used to form abstract nouns, usually from... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -nassī | Used to form abstract nouns, usually from... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -inassuz | -ness |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via Middle English womman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | womman | An female adult person; a woman; The female sex... |
| 2 | Old English | wīfmann | woman; female servant; woman |
| 3 | Old English | mann | person; man meaning mankind; man meaning adult... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | mann | person, human |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |