Where does “skáldkona” come from?

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

skáldkona (Icelandic): a poetess, a female poet

Definitions

  1. a poetess, a female poet

Ancestry of “skáldkona”, step by step

skáldkona 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 skáld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskálda poet
2Old Norseskaldpoet, skald
3Proto-Germanicskeldanąto scold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskeldʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ →