Where does “kvinnestemme” come from?

kvinnestemme (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.

kvinnestemme (Norwegian Bokmål): a female voice, woman's voice

Definitions

  1. a female voice, woman's voice

Ancestry of “kvinnestemme”, step by step

kvinnestemme 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 stemme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstemmea voice; a vote; to tune
2Low Germanstemmen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗnEvery word from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ