Where does “cot-quean” come from?
cot-quean (English) comes from English quean, from Middle English quene, from Old English cwene, from Old English cwēn, from Proto-West Germanic kwāni, from Proto-Germanic kwēniz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.
cot-quean (English): A man who performs tasks that traditionally...
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- A man who performs tasks that traditionally...
Ancestry of “cot-quean”, step by step
cot-quean traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English quean
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quean | A woman, now especially an impudent or... |
| 2 | Middle English | quene | A queen; Any powerful woman noble; A female... |
| 3 | Old English | cwene | a woman; inflection of cwēn: ##... |
| 4 | Old English | cwēn | queen; woman, wife, queen |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kwāni | woman, wife |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kwēniz | wife |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḗn | woman |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |