weduwe
Dutch
editAlternative forms
edit- (archaic) weeuw
Etymology
editFrom 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.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editweduwe f (plural weduwen or weduwes, diminutive weduwtje n or weduwetje n, masculine weduwnaar)
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