Where does “svilkona” come from?

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

svilkona (Icelandic): the wife of one's spouse's sibling; sister-in-law

Definitions

  1. the wife of one's spouse's sibling; sister-in-law

Ancestry of “svilkona”, step by step

svilkona 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 svili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsvilithe husband of one's spouse's sibling;...
2Old Norsesvilibrother-in-law
3Proto-Germanic*swelijô—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswélyō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ →