Where does “kven” come from?
kven (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse hverr, from Proto-Germanic hwarjaz — which, what.
kven (Norwegian Nynorsk): who; Kven
Ancestry of “kven”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | hverr | cauldron, boiler; hot spring; who, which |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hwarjaz | which, what |