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): little wife, young wife

Definitions

  1. little wife, young wife

Ancestry of “ווײַבל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishווײַבwife; woman
2Old High Germanwībwoman
3Proto-West Germanicwībwoman; wife
4Proto-Germanicwībąwoman; wife
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰwíh₂bʰ-shame, pudenda
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰwíh₂bʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wībą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wīb →