Where does “kvenna” come from?

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

kvenna (Old Norse): genitive plural of kona

Definitions

  1. genitive plural of kona

Ancestry of “kvenna”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kvenna”

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