Etymology

wifey

W4I1F4E1Y4

Today it means: Of, befitting, pertaining to, or characteristic of a wife. Full definition →

English wife ← Middle English wyf ← Old English wīf
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wifey · adjective1

  1. Proto-Germanic*wībą
  2. Proto-West Germanic*wīb
  3. Old Englishwīf
  4. Middle Englishwyf
  5. Englishwife
  6. English todaywifey

From wife + -y (adjectival suffix).

wifey · noun2

  1. Proto-Germanic*wībą
  2. Proto-West Germanic*wīb
  3. Old Englishwīf
  4. Middle Englishwyf
  5. Englishwife
  6. English todaywifey

From wife + -y (diminutive suffix).

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