Where does “ástkona” come from?

ástkona (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kona, from Old Norse kona, from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

ástkona (Icelandic): female lover

Definitions

  1. female lover

Ancestry of “ástkona”, step by step

ástkona traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic kona

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickonaa woman; a wife
2Old Norsekonawoman; wife
3Proto-Germanickwenǭwoman
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

via Icelandic ást

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicástlove
2Old Norseástlove
3Proto-Germanicanstizfavour, affection
4Proto-Germanicunnanąto grant, bestow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanān-to notice; face, mouth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ →