Old English wīfman contains mann as its second lexical component beside wīf.
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wīfman
woman; female person
OPEN NODE 799 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedOld English · Old English · human personmann
human being; person; man
OPEN NODE 804 ↗01
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The historical human-being or person sense specializes the compound as female person.
A morphological relation inside Old English.
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Woman — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseEtymology: wīf plus man human being
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Publishes mann as the second component.
Woman — American Heritage DictionaryEtymology: wīf plus man person
contextAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Independently supplies the component and sense.
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