Where does “kvinnehater” come from?

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

kvinnehater (Norwegian Bokmål): a woman-hater, misogynist

Definitions

  1. a woman-hater, misogynist

Ancestry of “kvinnehater”, step by step

kvinnehater traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål kvinne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkvinnea woman
2Old NorsekvinnaAlternative form of kona; woman
3Old Norsekonawoman; wife
4Proto-Germanickwenǭwoman
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

via Norwegian Bokmål hater

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhaterhater; present of hate
2Norwegian Bokmålhathatred, hate; imperative of hate
3Old Norsehatrhatred, spite, aversion
4Proto-Germanichatazhate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₂d-hatred, angriness; strong emotion
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ →