Where does “wuuf” come from?

wuuf (West Flemish) comes from Middle Dutch wijf, from Old Dutch wīf, from Proto-Germanic wībą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰwíh₂bʰ- — shame, pudenda.

wuuf (West Flemish): woman; wife

Definitions

  1. woman; wife

Ancestry of “wuuf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwijfwoman; wife, married woman
2Old Dutchwīfwoman
3Proto-Germanicwībąwoman; wife
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰwíh₂bʰ-shame, pudenda
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰwíh₂bʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wībą →Every word from Old Dutch wīf →