Where does “kván” come from?

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

kván (Old Norse): wife

Definitions

  1. wife

Ancestry of “kván”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kván”

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