Where does “ווײַב” come from?

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

ווײַב (Yiddish): wife; woman

Definitions

  1. wife; woman

Ancestry of “ווײַב”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwībwoman
2Proto-West Germanicwībwoman; wife
3Proto-Germanicwībąwoman; wife
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰwíh₂bʰ-shame, pudenda

Words derived from “ווײַב”

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