Where does “transkvinde” come from?
transkvinde (Danish) comes from Danish kvinde, from Old Norse kvenna, from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.
transkvinde (Danish): trans woman
Ancestry of “transkvinde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | kvinde | A woman |
| 2 | Old Norse | kvenna | genitive plural of kona |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kwenǭ | woman |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḗn | woman |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |