weduwe
Meaning
widow, surviving wife
Frequency
Hyphenated as
we‧du‧we
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʋeːdyʋə/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch weduwe, Old Dutch *widuwa, from Proto-West Germanic *widuwā, from Proto-Germanic *widuwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂ (“widow”). Compare German Witwe, English widow.
'%3e%3c/path%3e%3c/g%3e%3cdefs%3e%3cmarker%20markerWidth='4.5'%20markerHeight='4.5'%20refX='2.25'%20refY='2.25'%20viewBox='0%200%204.5%204.5'%20orient='auto'%20id='SvgjsMarker4023'%3e%3cpolygon%20points='0,4.5%201.5,2.25%200,0%204.5,2.25'%20fill='white'%3e%3c/polygon%3e%3c/marker%3e%3c/defs%3e%3c/svg%3e)
Start learning Dutch with learnfeliz.
Practice speaking and memorizing "weduwe" and many other words and sentences in Dutch.
Go to our Dutch course page
Notes
Sign in to write sticky notes
