Etymology of the English word woman
the English word
womanderived from the English word
manderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*manwazderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*man-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-Derivations in English
almswoman,
chairwoman,
charwoman,
churchwoman,
committeewoman,
earthwoman,
forewoman,
frenchwoman,
horsewoman,
jurywoman,
laundrywoman,
laywoman,
needlewoman,
newspaperwoman,
saleswoman,
scrubwoman,
superwoman,
womanfully,
womanize,
womanpower,
workingwoman,
workwoman,
assemblywoman,
freedwoman,
clanswoman,
gentlewoman,
irishwoman,
womanhood,
womanish,
womankind,
countrywoman,
beadswoman,
bondwoman,
madwoman,
womanly,
-womanUsage
Word found in Modern English
