Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scotswoman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables
scotswom-an
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A woman from Scotland.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Scots 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 Scotswoman From Scots + -woman.

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Questions

What does scotswoman mean?
A woman from Scotland.
Where does scotswoman come from?
Etymology tree English Scots 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 Scotswoman From Scots + -woman.

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