Where does “geiabielu” come from?
geiabielu (Estonian) comes from Estonian gei, from English Gay, from English Queen, from Middle English quene, from Old English cwene, from Old English cwēn, from Proto-West Germanic kwāni, from Proto-Germanic kwēniz — woman.
geiabielu (Estonian): gay marriage, same-sex marriage
Definitions
- gay marriage, same-sex marriage
Ancestry of “geiabielu”, step by step
geiabielu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Estonian gei
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | gei | a gay person |
| 2 | English | Gay | originally a nickname for a cheerful or lively person |
| 3 | English | Queen | A title used before the personal name of a queen |
| 4 | Middle English | quene | A queen; Any powerful woman noble; A female... |
| 5 | Old English | cwene | a woman; inflection of cwēn: ##... |
| 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 |