Where does “fjölkvæni” come from?

fjölkvæni (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kvæna, from Old Norse kvæna, from Old Norse kván, from Proto-Germanic kwēniz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

fjölkvæni (Icelandic): polygamy

Definitions

  1. polygamy

Ancestry of “fjölkvæni”, step by step

fjölkvæni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic kvæna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickvænato marry to a woman
2Old Norsekvænato make marry a woman; to take a wife
3Old Norsekvánwife
4Proto-Germanickwēnizwife
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

via Icelandic fjöl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfjölplank, board, deal, thin board
2Old Norsefjǫldeal, board
3Proto-Germanicfelumuch, a lot; a lot of; very
4Proto-Germanicfeluzmany; cruel, evil
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwēniz →