Where does “kvenmaður” come from?

kvenmaður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic maður, from Old Norse maðr, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

kvenmaður (Icelandic): a woman

Definitions

  1. a woman

Ancestry of “kvenmaður”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmaðurhuman being, person, humanity, mankind; man,...
2Old Norsemaðrhuman, man, person; degree
3Proto-Germanic*mann-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mann- →Every word from Old Norse maðr →