Where does “widuwe” come from?
widuwe (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic widuwā, from Proto-Germanic widuwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁widʰéwh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
widuwe (Old English): widow
Definitions
- widow
Ancestry of “widuwe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | widuwā | widow |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | widuwǭ | widow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁widʰéwh₂ | widow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weydʰh₁- | to separate, divide |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |