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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.

Ancestry of “wīb”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wīb”

  • Weib
  • weibisch
  • Weibchen
  • Weiblein
  • wīp
  • ווײַבל
  • ווײַבערשול
  • ווײַב
  • baib
  • baib
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰwíh₂bʰ- →