Where does “kvæntur” come from?

kvæntur (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.

kvæntur (Icelandic): married

Definitions

  1. married

Ancestry of “kvæntur”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwēniz →
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