Where does “quenly” come from?

quenly (Middle English) comes from Old English cwēnlīċ, from Old English cwēn, from Proto-West Germanic kwāni, from Proto-Germanic kwēniz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

Ancestry of “quenly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcwēnlīċqueenly
2Old Englishcwēnqueen; woman, wife, queen
3Proto-West Germanickwāniwoman, wife
4Proto-Germanickwēnizwife
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen-