Where does “drag-queenese” come from?
drag-queenese (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-queenese (English): The jargon used by drag queens
Definitions
- The jargon used by drag queens
Ancestry of “drag-queenese”, step by step
| 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 |