Where does “wīb” come from?

wīb (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic wīb, from Proto-Germanic wībą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰwíh₂bʰ- — shame, pudenda.

wīb (Old High German): woman

Definitions

  1. woman

Ancestry of “wīb”, step by step

wīb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic wīb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwībwoman; wife
2Proto-Germanicwībąwoman; wife
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰwíh₂bʰ-shame, pudenda

via Proto-Germanic *wīb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*wīb—

Words derived from “wīb”

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