Where does “kvæna” come from?

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

kvæna (Old Norse): to make marry a woman; to take a wife

Definitions

  1. to make marry a woman; to take a wife

Ancestry of “kvæna”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kvæna”

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