Where does “Wiedewieuw” come from?

Wiedewieuw (Saterland Frisian) comes from Saterland Frisian Wieuw, from Old Frisian wīf, from Proto-West Germanic wīb, from Proto-Germanic wībą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰwíh₂bʰ- — shame, pudenda.

Wiedewieuw (Saterland Frisian): widow

Definitions

  1. widow

Ancestry of “Wiedewieuw”, step by step

Wiedewieuw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Saterland Frisian Wieuw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland FrisianWieuwwoman; wife; female
2Old Frisianwīfwoman
3Proto-West Germanicwībwoman; wife
4Proto-Germanicwībąwoman; wife
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰwíh₂bʰ-shame, pudenda

via Saterland Frisian Wiede

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland FrisianWiede—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰwíh₂bʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wībą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wīb →