Where does “vændiskona” come from?

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

vændiskona (Icelandic): prostitute

Definitions

  1. prostitute

Ancestry of “vændiskona”, step by step

vændiskona 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 vændi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvændiprostitution
2Old Norsevændiwickedness
3Old Norsevándrevil
4Proto-Germanicwanh-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ →