weduwee

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch weduwe, from Middle Dutch weduwe, Old Dutch *widuwa, from Proto-West Germanic *widuwā, from Proto-Germanic *widuwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂ (“widow”). The second reduced syllable was provided with a secondary stress in Afrikaans; compare skaduwee.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈviə̯dyˌviə̯/, /-də-/

Noun

weduwee (plural weduwees, diminutive weduweetjie, masculine wewenaar)

1. widow, surviving wife, dowager
2. relict

Derived terms

• weduweefonds
• weduweegeld
• weduweegoed
• weduweemoeder
• weduweepensioen
• weduweerou
• weduweeskap
• weduweeverbranding