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

Definitions

  1. trans woman

Ancestry of “transkvinde”, step by step

transkvinde 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 trans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtrans—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ →