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English word women comes from Old English menn, Old English wīf
Detailed word origin of
women
Dictionary entry
Language
Definition
menn
Old English
(ang)
wīf
Old English
(ang)
wīfmenn
Old English
(ang)
wimmen
Middle English
(enm)
women
English
(eng)
Words with the same origin as
women
Descendants of menn
men
Descendants of wīf
goody
housewife
midwife
wife
woman