Widower

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From Middle English widwer, equivalent to widow +‎ -er.


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widower (n.)

"man who has lost his wife by death," late 14c., extended from widow (n.). The Old English masc. form was widewa. Similar formation in Middle Dutch weduwer, German Wittwer. Related: Widowerhood.