Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗suffix
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA woman who is an expert in an area. · A woman who is employed or holds a position in an area. · A woman who has special characteristics relating to a topic or area. · A woman of a particular nationality.
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English woman Middle English -woman English -woman From Middle English -woman, from the noun woman.
Relationships mentioned by the source
These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.
- Inherited-form mention-womanenm
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Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.
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