Where does “quene” come from?
quene (Middle English) comes from Old English cwene, from Old English cwēn, from Proto-West Germanic kwāni, from Proto-Germanic kwēniz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.
quene (Middle English): A queen; Any powerful woman noble; A female...
Definitions
- A queen; Any powerful woman noble; A female...
Ancestry of “quene”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | cwene | a woman; inflection of cwēn:
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| 2 | Old English | cwēn | queen; woman, wife, queen |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | kwāni | woman, wife |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kwēniz | wife |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḗn | woman |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |
Words derived from “quene”