widuwe
Old English
noun
Definitions
- widow
Etymology
Inherited from *widuwā inherited from Proto-Germanic *widuwǭ (widow) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂ (widow).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₁widʰéwh₂
Gloss
widow
Concept
Semantic Field
Kinship
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
寡
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- widow English
- *viduva Latin
- vidua Latin
- Strohwitwe German
- Witwe German
- Witwenschaft German
- verwitwet German
- viuda Spanish, Castilian
- ἠΐθεος Ancient Greek
- *h₁widʰéwh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *widuwǭ Proto-Germanic
- विधवा Sanskrit
- widwe Middle English
- *vьdova Proto-Slavic
- vidvo Esperanto
- viuda Catalan, Valencian
- vídua Catalan, Valencian
- विधवा Hindi
- wituwa Old High German
- విధవ Telugu
- witewe Middle High German
- 𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍅𐍉 Gothic
- *waiso gmw-pro
- *widuwā gmw-pro
- *widuwa Old Dutch
- *widwā Proto-Celtic
- *HwidʰáwaH Proto-Indo-Iranian
- viuda Asturian
- *HwidʰáwaH Proto-Indo-Aryan
- viuda Old Spanish
- 𑀯𑀺𑀳𑀯𑀸 Maharastri Prakrit
- ವಿಧವೆ Kannada
- *ewítʰewos Proto-Hellenic
- biúba Mirandese