Witwe

Concepts

widow

widower

orphan

relict

widow woman

dowager

single

black widow

bachelor

black widow spider

widow spider

Synonyms

Witwer

Hurenkind

Waise

Witfrau

Witwe von Stand

Schusterjung

Translations

viuda

veuve

vedova

weduwe

viúva

χήρα

vidua

أرملة

vídua

ارملة

vedovo

viudo

jinebî

dul kadın

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

witfrau

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɪtvə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: witewe

Inherited from Old High German: wituwa

Cognate with Dutch: weduwe

Cognate with Old Saxon: widowa

Cognate with Old English: widuwe

Cognate with English: widow

In summary

From Middle High German witewe, from Old High German wituwa, from Proto-West Germanic *widuwā, from Proto-Germanic *widuwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂ (“widow”). Germanic cognates include Dutch weduwe, Old Saxon widowa, Old English widuwe, whence English widow, which see.