Where does “kvángan” come from?

kvángan (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse án, from Proto-Germanic þan, from Proto-Germanic þam, from Proto-Indo-European tóm, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

kvángan (Old Norse): the taking of a wife

Definitions

  1. the taking of a wife

Ancestry of “kvángan”, step by step

kvángan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse án

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseánwithout
2Proto-Germanicþanthen, at that time
3Proto-Germanicþam—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantóm—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Old Norse kvánga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekvángato make (a man) marry a woman
2Old Norsekvánwife
3Proto-Germanickwēnizwife
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic þam →