Where does “quena” come from?

quena (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic kwenā, from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

quena (Old High German): woman; wife

Definitions

  1. woman; wife

Ancestry of “quena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickwenāwoman
2Proto-Germanickwenǭwoman
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ →