Quote Originally Posted by bikeless in WI
.... hmmm, is there an Anglo-Saxon word at all that expresses this? Or is the mysterious quality and status of an import word something we can only express with other (meaning-modified) import words?
Precious little romance in the Anglo-Saxon, it seems. My ancestors: We invade you. We win.

The name of my profession, "midwife" is from old German, and means "with woman". Although I prefer what they call us in French -- sagefemme. It looks and sounds beautiful, and means wise woman.