TechCodex to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 years agoTechnically, she's rightprogramming.devimagemessage-square45arrow-up1595
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minus-squareComradeEchidna [fae/faer]linkfedilinkEnglish14•2 years agoMan in old English was gender neutral and Women were Wifmon (from were we get wife) and men Werman (where we get the were in werewolf). So literally wife-man and man-man. So the wi in women makes sense. I don’t know were the wo noise came in though.
minus-squaremuddi [he/him]linkfedilinkEnglish7•2 years agoWiktionary is good for the dirty details usually. Looks like it’s more complicated than it seems: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/woman#Usage_notes
Man in old English was gender neutral and Women were Wifmon (from were we get wife) and men Werman (where we get the were in werewolf). So literally wife-man and man-man.
So the wi in women makes sense. I don’t know were the wo noise came in though.
Wiktionary is good for the dirty details usually. Looks like it’s more complicated than it seems: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/woman#Usage_notes