Etymology of the English word wife
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-Derivations in English
oldwife,
wifelike,
goodwife,
housewife,
midwife,
wifehood,
wifely,
woman,
women,
alewifeCognates
Dutch
wijf, German
Weib, Swedish
vivUsage
Word found in Modern English
