Witwe

German

Etymology

From Old High German wituwa (akin to Old Saxon widowa and Old English widewe), from Proto-Germanic *widuwǭ, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂ (“widow”). Compare Dutch weduwe, English widow.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɪtvə]

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Noun

Witwe f (genitive Witwe, plural Witwen, masculine Witwer)

1. widow

Synonyms

• Witfrau (South German, Austrian, Swiss)
• Witib
• Wittib

Derived terms

• Witwenschaft
• Witwenstand
• Witwentum

Related terms

• Verwiterung (rare)
• verwitwet
• Verwitwung

Further reading

• Witwe in Duden online