Where does “wīf” come from?

wīf (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic *wīb, from Proto-Germanic wībą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰwíh₂bʰ- — shame, pudenda.

wīf (Old Saxon): woman

Definitions

  1. woman

Ancestry of “wīf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*wīb—
2Proto-Germanicwībąwoman; wife
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰwíh₂bʰ-shame, pudenda

Words derived from “wīf”

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