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
Ancestry of “kvenna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | kwenǭ | woman |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḗn | woman |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |
Words derived from “kvenna”