Where does “kvenn-” come from?

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

kvenn- (Old Norse): pertaining to women or womanhood

Definitions

  1. pertaining to women or womanhood

Ancestry of “kvenn-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekonawoman; wife
2Proto-Germanickwenǭwoman
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

Words derived from “kvenn-”

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