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Etymology of the English word gentlewoman

the English word gentlewoman
derived from the English word gentle
derived from the Old French word gentil
derived from the Late Latin word gentilis (gentile; non-Jew; heathen; gentiles; non-Jews; heathens; of same gens; of the same house or family, tribe or race; pagan)
derived from the Latin word gens (tribe, clan; nation)
derived from the Latin word gignere (give birth to, bring forth, bear)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *genə-
derived from the English word woman
derived from the English word man
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *manwaz
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *man-
derived from the English word wife
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghwībh-
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *wiban
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghwibh-




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