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

Definitions

  1. woman

Ancestry of “kvinna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekvennagenitive plural of kona
2Proto-Germanickwenǭwoman
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

Words derived from “kvinna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ →
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