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TIL that a US gov't official had claimed the word "woman" comes from "womb" + "man". Not true. It comes from Old English "wif" (female) + "man" (person), later changed to "wimman". The plural of O.E. "man" is "men". The more you know.
@bbbourq There's additional history in episodes 7 and 76 of the History of English Podcast. Here are the transcripts:
https://84361a.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/HOE-Transcript-Episode007.pdf
https://84361a.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/HOE-Transcript-Episode076.pdf
@peterquirk Thanks! I'll take a gander.
@peterquirk I love etymonline! I wish there were equivalent sites for other languages.
@bbbourq See also etymonline.
https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=woman
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