Where does “kvennligr” come from?
kvennligr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse kvenn-, from Old Norse kona, from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.
kvennligr (Old Norse): womanly, womanlike
Ancestry of “kvennligr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | kvenn- | pertaining to women or womanhood |
| 2 | Old Norse | kona | woman; wife |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kwenǭ | woman |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḗn | woman |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |
Words derived from “kvennligr”