Where does “trollkvinne” come from?
trollkvinne (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.
trollkvinne (Norwegian Nynorsk): female wizard
Ancestry of “trollkvinne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | 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 |