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English word woman comes from Old English mann, Old English wimman, Old English wīf, and later Old English wifmann (Handmaid, female servant. Woman.)
mann (Old English)
Man (adult male). Person, human. The rune ᛗ, representing the sound /m/.
wimman (Old English)
wīf (Old English)
wifmann (Old English)
Handmaid, female servant. Woman.
wifman (Middle English)
woman (English)
(transitive) To furnish with, or unite to, a woman.. (transitive) To make effeminate or womanish.. To staff with female labor. (collective) All females collectively; womankind.. A female attendant or servant.. A female who is extremely fond of or devoted to a specified type of thing. (Used as the last element of a compound.). A wife (or sometimes a fiancée or girlfriend).. An adult female human.