Where does “Königinwitwe” come from?

Königinwitwe (German) comes from German Witwe, from Middle High German witewe, from Old High German wituwa, from Proto-West Germanic widuwā, from Proto-Germanic widuwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁widʰéwh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dwi- — two.

Königinwitwe (German): queen dowager

Definitions

  1. queen dowager

Ancestry of “Königinwitwe”, step by step

Königinwitwe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Witwe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWitwewidow
2Middle High Germanwitewe—
3Old High Germanwituwawidow
4Proto-West Germanicwiduwāwidow
5Proto-Germanicwiduwǭwidow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁widʰéwh₂widow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weydʰh₁-to separate, divide
8Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
9Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via German Königin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKöniginqueen
2Middle High Germankünigin—
3Old High Germanchuningin—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁- →