Where does “horcwene” come from?

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

horcwene (Old English): adulteress, whore

Definitions

  1. adulteress, whore

Ancestry of “horcwene”, step by step

horcwene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English cwene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcwenea woman; inflection of cwēn: ##...
2Old Englishcwēnqueen; woman, wife, queen
3Proto-West Germanickwāniwoman, wife
4Proto-Germanickwēnizwife
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

via Old English hōre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhōrewhore
2Proto-Germanichōrǭwhore, adulteress
3Proto-Indo-Europeankéh₂rosloved; dear
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂-to desire, wish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwēniz →