Witwe
German
Alternative forms
- Wittib, Witib (southern Germany, Austria; now dialectal)
Etymology
From Middle High German witewe, from Old High German wituwa, from Proto-Germanic *widuwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂ (“widow”). Germanic cognates include Dutch weduwe, Old Saxon widowa, Old English widewe, whence English widow, which see.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɪtvə/, [ˈvɪtʋə], [ˈʋɪtʋə] (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈvɪtfə/ (also common)
Audio (file)
Declension
Synonyms
- Witfrau (dialectal throughout High German; rarely standard)
Derived terms
- Schwarze Witwe
- Witwenmacher
- Witwenrente
- Witwenschaft
- Witwenstand
- Witwentröster
- Witwentum
Related terms
- Verwiterung (rare)
- verwitwet
- Verwitwung
Further reading
- Witwe in Duden online
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