Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frontierswoman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fron-tier-swom-an
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The female equivalent of a frontiersman.

Etymology

Etymology tree English frontier English -s- 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 womman English woman English frontierswoman From frontier + -s- + woman.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does frontierswoman mean?
The female equivalent of a frontiersman.
Where does frontierswoman come from?
Etymology tree English frontier English -s- 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 womman English woman English frontierswoman From frontier + -s- + woman.

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