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HUSBAND

THE WORD "HUSBAND" COMES FROM THE GERMAN WORDS "HUS" AND "BUNDA", WHICH MEAN "HOUSE" AND "OWNER". THE WORD ORIGINALLY HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH MARITAL STATUS, EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT HOME OWNERSHIP MADE HUSBANDS EXTREMELY DESIRABLE MARRIAGE PARTNERS.

WIFE

"WIFE" COMES FROM THE ANGLO-SAXON WORDS "WIFFAN" AND "MANN", WHICH MEAN "WEAVER" AND "HUMAN". IN ANCIENT TIMES, THERE WERE NO WORDS TO SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBE MALES AND FEMALES. ONE WAY ANGLO-SAXONS DENOTED THE DIFFERENCE WAS TO USE THE WORD "WIFFMANN" OR "WEAVER-HUMAN". IT MADE SENSE BECAUSE WEAVING WAS A TASK TRADITIONALLY PERFORMED BY WOMEN.