weduwee
Afrikaans
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Dutch weduwe, from Middle Dutch weduwe, Old Dutch *widuwa, from Proto-West Germanic *widuwā, from Proto-Germanic *widuwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂ (“widow”). The second reduced syllable was provided with a secondary stress in Afrikaans; compare skaduwee.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]weduwee (plural weduwees, diminutive weduweetjie, masculine wewenaar)
Derived terms
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- Afrikaans terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰeh₁-
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Afrikaans terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *dwóh₁
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Old Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Old Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Afrikaans terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Afrikaans terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁weydʰh₁-
- Afrikaans terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Afrikaans terms with IPA pronunciation
- Afrikaans lemmas
- Afrikaans nouns