Where does “kone” come from?

kone (Danish) comes from Old Danish kona, from Old Norse kona, from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

kone (Danish): wife; woman

Definitions

  1. wife; woman

Ancestry of “kone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishkonawoman, wife
2Old Norsekonawoman; wife
3Proto-Germanickwenǭwoman
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

Words derived from “kone”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ →