I saw this on a tv programme a while ago. iIs it true? Does anyone know when women started being called women and how it came about?
I am sure this is not ture, but the story I heard that it all happened in Newcastle and a man saw a woman do something he didn;t like and said 'Wo Man, what are you doing?'
2006-09-16 03:21:46 · 7 answers · asked by footynutguy 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
In English at least (it's useless to talk about the words for woman and man in other languages) woman comes from a combination of wíf, which meant female or wife with mon, which meant man or human being, so it either means wife of man or perhaps female human being.
2006-09-16 21:42:01 · answer #1 · answered by James 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We're still called 'man' now! All humans are 'MANkind'. Everyone, male or female is 'son of man' because man in this context does not mean 'male'.
I'm from Newcastle and your story is complete rubbish.
2006-09-16 10:34:21 · answer #2 · answered by LOL COL =] 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hahah yeh what ever lucky they didnt use the whole phrase which actually was"Wo man why have u stopped ironing and would it kill u to make me a cuppa like"
2006-09-16 10:25:07 · answer #3 · answered by ozzysheeplover 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From the guy who saw the worlds first very attractive woman.
"WOW" is the word he invented to describe her...
2006-09-16 10:29:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Woman stems from wombman
2006-09-16 10:24:20 · answer #5 · answered by chocolatebunny 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sounds like bollox to me
2006-09-16 17:18:15 · answer #6 · answered by shsimon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what do you do if you find a space man?
Park in it, man!!
2006-09-18 18:22:22 · answer #7 · answered by xoymaq 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋