Where does “dryhtcwen” come from?

dryhtcwen (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.

dryhtcwen (Old English): a noble queen

Definitions

  1. a noble queen

Ancestry of “dryhtcwen”, step by step

dryhtcwen 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 dryht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdryhttroop, army; men, mankind
2Proto-Germanicdruhtizband of retainers, troop
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwēniz →