Where does “kvánga” come from?

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

kvánga (Old Norse): to make (a man) marry a woman

Definitions

  1. to make (a man) marry a woman

Ancestry of “kvánga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekvánwife
2Proto-Germanickwēnizwife
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

Words derived from “kvánga

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗnEvery word from Proto-Germanic kwēniz
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