Where does “ekskone” come from?

ekskone (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kone, from Old Norse kona, from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

ekskone (Norwegian Bokmål): an ex-wife

Definitions

  1. an ex-wife

Ancestry of “ekskone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkonehousewife; mistress of the house; wife
2Old Norsekonawoman; wife
3Proto-Germanickwenǭwoman
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ →
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