Witwe

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German

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

  1. widow

Declension

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Synonyms

  • Witfrau (dialectal throughout High German; rarely standard)
  • Wittib, Witib (southern Germany, Austria; now dialectal)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Witwe” in Duden online
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