Where does “politikvinne” come from?

politikvinne (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.

politikvinne (Norwegian Bokmål): a policewoman

Definitions

a policewoman

Ancestry of “politikvinne”, step by step

politikvinne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål kvinne

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Bokmål	kvinne	a woman
2	Old Norse	kvinna	Alternative form of kona; woman
3	Old Norse	kona	woman; wife
4	Proto-Germanic	kwenǭ	woman
5	Proto-Indo-European	gʷḗn	woman
6	Proto-Indo-European	gʷen-	woman

via Norwegian Bokmål politi

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Bokmål	politi	police; a policeman
2	Danish	politi	police
3	Middle Low German	politīe	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ →