Where does “cotquean” come from?
cotquean (English) comes from English cot-quean, 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 — woman.
cotquean (English): Alternative form of cot-quean
Definitions
- Alternative form of cot-quean
Ancestry of “cotquean”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cot-quean | A man who performs tasks that traditionally... |
| 2 | English | quean | A woman, now especially an impudent or... |
| 3 | Middle English | quene | A queen; Any powerful woman noble; A female... |
| 4 | Old English | cwene | a woman; inflection of cwēn: ##... |
| 5 | Old English | cwēn | queen; woman, wife, queen |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | kwāni | woman, wife |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kwēniz | wife |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḗn | woman |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |