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Where did the words husband/wife come from?
Such a weird words to call your significant other. Thanks in advance.
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- EncyclopediaLv 41 decade agoFavorite Answer
The term husband refers to Middle English huseband, from Old English hūsbōnda, from Old Norse hūsbōndi (hūs, house + bōndi, būandi, present participle of būa, to dwell, so etymologically, a householder, ).[1]
A wife is a female spouse, or participant in a marriage, or civil union or civil partnership. The term originated from the Middle English wif, from Old English wīf, woman, wife, from Germanic * wībam, woman, related to Modern German Weib (woman, wife),[1] from the Indo-European root ghwībh-; wīb, meaning veiled or clothed, referred to the wedding veils.[2]. The original meaning of “wife” as simply “woman”, unconnected with marriage, is preserved in words like “midwife” and “fishwife”.
Source(s): wikipedia - pearleneLv 61 decade ago
Don't know about wife specifically (and I just woke up, oy) but the word "husbandry" comes to mind for husband, which is to tend, to shepard, to keep, to take care of, to see to the needs of, etc. As in "animal husbandry" which teaches about the "care" of animals. I would think wife is a turn on the word for woman.
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Where did the words husband/wife come from?
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- craig.winter41Lv 61 decade ago
Why does Encyclop appear to have two eyes? I was going to answer your question, but Encyclops cheated, and looked it up. Just to try and get the 10 pts.