woman (adult female human) · wife (married woman, especially in relation to her spouse) · a title of courtesy, equivalent to Mrs/Ms, which has nearly replaced Fräulein in the function of Miss
köken: From Middle High German vrouwe, from Old High German frouwa (“mistress”), from Proto-West Germanic *frauwjā, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ, a feminine form of *frawjô (“lord”), giving Old English frēa (“lord, king; God, Christ; husband”), frēo (“woman”), from Proto-Indo-European *proHwo-, a derivation from *per- (“to go forward”). Cognate with Old Saxon frūa (hence Middle Low German vrouwe, Modern…
köken: Originally, the combination was close to the literal meaning, i.e., a female 士 (shì, “person from higher, educated social stratum”), a woman whose character, upbringing, and conduct matched those expected of the 士 class. For example, in the Shijing (《詩·大雅·既醉》)
female equivalent of господин (gospodin): lady, gentlewoman, dame (a woman of a high rank or position) · madam, ma'am, Mrs., Miss (polite, formal term of address for a woman)
you, Miss (addressing an adolescent unmarried girl)
köken: អ្នក (nĕək) + នាង (niəng).
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Etimoloji
Etymology tree Proto-Slavic *gъpanьna Polish panna Proto-Indo-European *-keh₂der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀ Proto-Slavic *-ъka Old Polish -ka Polish -ka Polish panienka From panna + -ka.