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

Definitions

  1. old woman

Ancestry of “quene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchkwena—
2Proto-West Germanickwenāwoman
3Proto-Germanickwenǭwoman
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

Words derived from “quene”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ →