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Where does “gʰwíh₂bʰ-” come from?

gʰwíh₂bʰ- (Proto-Indo-European): shame, pudenda

Definitions

  1. shame, pudenda

Words derived from “gʰwíh₂bʰ-”

  • women
  • wife
  • hussy
  • womenfolk
  • womyn
  • fishwife
  • womenkind
  • wifey
  • alewife
  • womenswear
  • henwife
  • wifebeater
  • spaewife
  • antiwomen
  • wifelike
  • hussif
  • wifeswapping
  • womenless
  • superwife
  • nonwife
  • wifish
  • unwifelike
  • stepwife
  • wifelet