Where does “víf” come from?

víf (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic wībą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰwíh₂bʰ- — shame, pudenda.

víf (Old Norse): woman; wife

Definitions

  1. woman; wife

Ancestry of “víf”, step by step

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

Words derived from “víf”

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