Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wībą

Etymology
, with a number of disputed suggestions. One suggestion connects Tocharian A/B / (perhaps also 🇨🇬), for a hypothetical. Another suggestion connects Old English, Old Norse for a suggested original motive of "married woman wearing a scarf". Yet another suggestion connects Old High German, Old Norse , for a motive of "one who is moving busily; housekeeper, maidservant" (c.f. German ).

Noun

 * 1) woman
 * 2) wife
 * 1) wife