Where does “kona” come from?

kona (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse kona, from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

kona (Old Danish): woman, wife

Definitions

  1. woman, wife

Ancestry of “kona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekonawoman; wife
2Proto-Germanickwenǭwoman
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

Words derived from “kona

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗnEvery word from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ
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