Where does “bow” come from?

bow (Vilamovian) comes from Old High German wīb, from Proto-West Germanic wīb, from Proto-Germanic wībą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰwíh₂bʰ- — shame, pudenda.

bow (Vilamovian): woman; wife

Definitions

  1. woman; wife

Ancestry of “bow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwībwoman
2Proto-West Germanicwībwoman; wife
3Proto-Germanicwībąwoman; wife
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰwíh₂bʰ-shame, pudenda
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰwíh₂bʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wībą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wīb →