Where does “kona” come from?

kona (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

kona (Old Norse): woman; wife

Definitions

  1. woman; wife

Ancestry of “kona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickwenǭwoman
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

Words derived from “kona”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ →