Etymology Explorer โ€บ Gothic

Where does โ€œ๐Œต๐Œน๐Œฝ๐‰โ€ come from?

๐Œต๐Œน๐Œฝ๐‰ (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic kwenวญ, from Proto-Indo-European gสทแธ—n, from Proto-Indo-European gสทen- โ€” woman.

๐Œต๐Œน๐Œฝ๐‰ (Gothic): woman

Definitions

  1. woman

Ancestry of โ€œ๐Œต๐Œน๐Œฝ๐‰โ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickwenวญwoman
2Proto-Indo-Europeangสทแธ—nwoman
3Proto-Indo-Europeangสทen-woman

Words derived from โ€œ๐Œต๐Œน๐Œฝ๐‰โ€

  • ๐Œต๐Œน๐Œฝ๐Œด๐Œน๐Œฝ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gสทen- โ†’