Manxwoman

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English Manx

Proto-Germanic *wībą

Proto-West Germanic *wīb

Old English wīf

Proto-Indo-European *mon-

Proto-Germanic *mann-

Proto-West Germanic *mann

Old English mann

Old English wīfmann

Middle English woman

Middle English -woman

English -woman

English Manxwoman

From Manx + -woman.

Noun

Manxwoman (plural Manxwomen)

1. A woman from the Isle of Man.
   • 1894, Hall Caine, The Manxman:

     ...the rising inflexion in her voice which made the talk of the true Manxwoman the sweetest thing in the world to listen to.

Related terms

• Manx
• Manxman