Where does “cotqueanity” come from?
cotqueanity (English) comes from English cotquean, 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 — woman.
cotqueanity (English): The condition, character, or conduct of a...
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- The condition, character, or conduct of a...
Ancestry of “cotqueanity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cotquean | Alternative form of cot-quean |
| 2 | English | cot-quean | A man who performs tasks that traditionally... |
| 3 | English | quean | A woman, now especially an impudent or... |
| 4 | Middle English | quene | A queen; Any powerful woman noble; A female... |
| 5 | Old English | cwene | a woman; inflection of cwēn:
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| 6 | Old English | cwēn | queen; woman, wife, queen |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | kwāni | woman, wife |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kwēniz | wife |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḗn | woman |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |