Where does “drag queenery” come from?
drag queenery (English) comes from English drag queen, from English Queen, 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.
drag queenery (English): The practice of being a drag queen; male-to-female cross-dressing
Definitions
- The practice of being a drag queen; male-to-female cross-dressing
Ancestry of “drag queenery”, step by step
drag queenery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English drag queen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | drag queen | A person, usually male, who dresses up in women's... |
| 2 | English | Queen | A title used before the personal name of a queen |
| 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 |
via English ery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ery | — |