Where does “kvinne” come from?
kvinne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse kvinna, from Old Norse kona, from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.
kvinne (Norwegian Bokmål): a woman
Ancestry of “kvinne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | kvinna | Alternative form of kona; woman |
| 2 | Old Norse | kona | woman; wife |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kwenǭ | woman |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḗn | woman |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |
Words derived from “kvinne”