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Where does “kvinnfolk” come from?

kvinnfolk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse kvennfolk.

kvinnfolk (Norwegian Bokmål): a woman; womenfolk

Definitions

  1. a woman; womenfolk

Ancestry of “kvinnfolk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekvennfolk—
Every word from Old Norse kvennfolk →