Where does “wîf” come from?

wîf (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon wīf, from Proto-Germanic *wīb, from Proto-Germanic wībą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰwíh₂bʰ- — shame, pudenda.

Ancestry of “wîf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonwīfwoman
2Proto-Germanic*wīb—
3Proto-Germanicwībąwoman; wife
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰwíh₂bʰ-shame, pudenda

Words derived from “wîf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰwíh₂bʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wībą →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wīb →