Etymology of the English word alewife
the English word
alewifederived from the English word
allowesderived from the Old French word
alosederived from the Latin word
alausa (small fish in the Moselle, shad)
derived from the English word
alederived from the Proto-Germanic root
*aluth-derived from the English word
wifederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghwībh-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*wibanderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghwibh-Date
The earliest known usage of alewife in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
