Where does “kvinnestemme” come from?

kvinnestemme (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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 Nynorsk): 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 Nynorsk kvinne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkvinnea woman
2Old NorsekvinnaAlternative form of kona; woman
3Old Norsekonawoman; wife
4Proto-Germanickwenǭwoman
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

via Norwegian Nynorsk stemme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstemmea voice; a vote; to tune
2Middle Low Germanstimme
3Proto-Germanicstamnijōvoice; sound
4Proto-Germanicstom(m)n-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstem-to push; to stutter; mouth, muzzle
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗnEvery word from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ