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

Definitions

  1. womanly, womanlike

Ancestry of “kvennligr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekvenn-pertaining to women or womanhood
2Old Norsekonawoman; wife
3Proto-Germanickwenǭwoman
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ →