Where does “cwēn” come from?
cwēn (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic kwāni, from Proto-Germanic kwēniz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.
cwēn (Old English): queen; woman, wife, queen
Definitions
- queen; woman, wife, queen
Ancestry of “cwēn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | kwāni | woman, wife |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kwēniz | wife |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḗn | woman |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |
Words derived from “cwēn”