weduwe

widow, surviving wife

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʋeːdyʋə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: weduwe

Inherited from Old Dutch: *widuwa

Cognate with German: Witwe

Cognate with English: widow

In summary

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.

Concepts

widow

relict

widow woman

Translations

Witwe

veuve

viuda

viúva

vedova

vidua

wdowa

χήρα

أرملة

vídua

vidu

viuda

ارملة

veusa

védova