And "woman" in turn came from "wifman" (as did "wife") [1]. I have seen it argued that therefore a female "were"wolf is properly termed a "wifwolf". [1] https

And "woman" in turn came from "wifman" (as did "wife") [1]. I have seen it argued that therefore a female "were"wolf is properly termed a "wifwolf". [1] https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/woman#Etymology https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/woman#Etymology