Where does “kven” come from?

kven (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse hverr, from Proto-Germanic hwarjaz — which, what.

kven (Norwegian Nynorsk): who; Kven

Definitions

  1. who; Kven

Ancestry of “kven”, step by step

kven traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse hverr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehverrcauldron, boiler; hot spring; who, which
2Proto-Germanichwarjazwhich, what

via Old Norse kvænir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekvænir—

via Kven kvääni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1KvenkvääniKven person
Every word from Proto-Germanic hwarjaz →Every word from Old Norse hverr →