Where does “quene” come from?
quene (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch kwena, from Proto-West Germanic kwenā, from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.
quene (Middle Dutch): old woman
Ancestry of “quene”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | kwena | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | kwenā | woman |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kwenǭ | woman |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḗn | woman |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |
Words derived from “quene”