myEtymology.com: English etymology of goodwife

Etymology of the English word goodwife

the English word goodwife

derived from the English word good

derived from the English word god

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghedh-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *guthan

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *gothaz

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-