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Where does “wīflīc” come from?

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

wīflīc (Old English): womanly, wifely

Definitions

  1. womanly, wifely

Ancestry of “wīflīc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwībalīkazwifely

Words derived from “wīflīc”

  • wifely
  • wifeliness
  • unwifely
  • wifli
  • wifly
Every word from Proto-Germanic wībalīkaz →