Where does “Cwenburg” come from?

Cwenburg (Old English) comes from Old English cwēn, from Proto-West Germanic kwāni, from Proto-Germanic kwēniz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

Ancestry of “Cwenburg”, step by step

Cwenburg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English cwēn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcwēnqueen; woman, wife, queen
2Proto-West Germanickwāniwoman, wife
3Proto-Germanickwēnizwife
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

via Old English burg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishburgcity; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,...
2Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwēniz →