Where does “𐌵𐌴𐌽𐍃” come from?

𐌵𐌴𐌽𐍃 (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic kwēniz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

𐌵𐌴𐌽𐍃 (Gothic): wife

Definitions

  1. wife

Ancestry of “𐌵𐌴𐌽𐍃”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickwēnizwife
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwēniz →