Anonymous ID: 593da5 Dec. 16, 2024, 8:40 p.m. No.22178890   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>8906 >>8940

>>22178726

woman (n.)

Origin and meaning of woman

 

"adult female human," late Old English wimman, wiman (plural wimmen), literally "woman-man," alteration of wifman (plural wifmen) "woman, female servant" (8c.), a compound of wif "woman" (see wife) + man "human being" (in Old English used in reference to both sexes; see man (n.)). Compare Dutch vrouwmens "wife," literally "woman-man."

 

It is notable that it was thought necessary to join wif, a neuter noun, representing a female person, to man, a masc. noun representing either a male or female person, to form a word denoting a female person exclusively. [Century Dictionary]

 

https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=woman

Anonymous ID: 593da5 Dec. 16, 2024, 8:55 p.m. No.22178928   🗄️.is 🔗kun

>>22178906

Wasn't really agreeing or disagreeing with you. Your post just jogged me to go look up the etymology of the word and found the part about adding a word to specifically distinguish females as interesting.

Go in peace Anon.