Where does “*wīb” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*wīb”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*wīb”

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