Where does “ווײַבל” come from?
ווײַבל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ווײַב, from Old High German wīb, from Proto-West Germanic wīb, from Proto-Germanic wībą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰwíh₂bʰ- — shame, pudenda.
ווײַבל (Yiddish): Diminutive of ווײַב : little wife, young wife
Definitions
- Diminutive of ווײַב : little wife, young wife
Ancestry of “ווײַבל”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | ווײַב | wife; woman |
| 2 | Old High German | wīb | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | wīb | woman; wife |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wībą | woman; wife |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰwíh₂bʰ- | shame, pudenda |