Dutch weduwe

← German Witwe (cognate)

← Middle Dutch weduwe (inherited)

← English widow (cognate)

← Proto-Germanic *widuwǭ (inherited)

← Proto-West Germanic *widuwā (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂ (derived)

← Old Dutch *widuwa (inherited)

→ English widow (cognate)

→ Afrikaans weduwee (inherited)

→ German Witwe (cognate)

→ Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍅𐍉 (cognate)

→ Dutch weduwnaar (suffix)

→ Dutch weeuw (mention)

→ Dutch weduw (back-formation)