FromMiddle High Germanwīp, fromOld High Germanwīb, fromProto-Germanic*wībą(“woman; wife”). Cognate withGermanWeib,Dutchwijf,Englishwife,Icelandicvíf.
FromMiddle High Germanwīp, fromOld High Germanwīb, fromProto-West Germanic*wīb, fromProto-Germanic*wībą(“woman; wife”). Cognate withGermanWeib,Englishwife.