Where does “spåkvinde” come from?

spåkvinde (Danish) comes from Danish kvinde, from Old Norse kvenna, from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

spåkvinde (Danish): seeress

Definitions

  1. seeress

Ancestry of “spåkvinde”, step by step

spåkvinde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish kvinde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishkvindeA woman
2Old Norsekvennagenitive plural of kona
3Proto-Germanickwenǭwoman
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

via Danish spå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishspåto predict, forecast, foretell, prophesy
2Old Norsespáa prophecy; to prophesy, to foretell
3Proto-Germanicspahōnąto observe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ →