Old English widuwe

← Proto-Germanic *widuwǭ (inherited)

← Proto-West Germanic *widuwā (inherited)

← Old High German wituwa (cognate)

← Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍅𐍉 (cognate)

← Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂ (inherited)

← Old Dutch widowa (cognate)

← Old Frisian widwe (cognate)

← Old Saxon widowa (cognate)

→ English widow (inherited)

→ Old English widuwa (suffix)

→ German Witwe (cognate)

→ Middle English widwe (inherited)

→ Ancient Greek ἠΐθεος (cognate)

→ Latin vidua (cognate)

→ Sanskrit विधवा (cognate)