Where does “ealdcwen” come from?

ealdcwen (Old English) comes from Old English eald, from Old English feld, from Proto-West Germanic felþu, from Proto-Germanic felþuz, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

ealdcwen (Old English): old woman, crone

Definitions

  1. old woman, crone

Ancestry of “ealdcwen”, step by step

ealdcwen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English eald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishealdold; ancient; original
2Old Englishfeldfield
3Proto-West Germanicfelþufield
4Proto-Germanicfelþuzfield, plain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Old English cwēn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcwēnqueen; woman, wife, queen
2Proto-West Germanickwāniwoman, wife
3Proto-Germanickwēnizwife
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic felþuz →