Where does “kvinna” come from?
kvinna (Faroese) comes from Old Norse kvenna, from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.
kvinna (Faroese): woman
Ancestry of “kvinna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | kvenna | genitive plural of kona |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kwenǭ | woman |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḗn | woman |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |
Words derived from “kvinna”