Where did the words husband/wife come from?

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”.

Origin Of The Word Husband

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?

Such a weird words to call your significant other. Thanks in advance.

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