weduwe

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === (archaic) weeuw === Etymology === From Middle Dutch weduwe, Old Dutch widowa, from Proto-West Germanic *widuwā, from Proto-Germanic *widuwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂ (“widow”). Compare German Witwe, English widow. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋeːdyʋə/ IPA(key): /ˈʋeːdyu̯ə/ Hyphenation: we‧du‧we === Noun === weduwe f (plural weduwen or weduwes, diminutive weduwtje n or weduwetje n, masculine weduwnaar) widow, surviving wife ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: weduwee Negerhollands: weduwe → Caribbean Hindustani: widhwá