Where does “kvennabúr” come from?

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

kvennabúr (Icelandic): harem group of women in a polygamous household

Definitions

  1. harem group of women in a polygamous household

Ancestry of “kvennabúr”, step by step

kvennabúr 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 búr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbúrlarder; storage room; cage
2Old Norsebúr—
3Proto-Germanicbūrazroom, chamber; dwelling, residence; dweller,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ →