Where does “trúnaðarkona” come from?

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

trúnaðarkona (Old Norse): confidante

Definitions

  1. confidante

Ancestry of “trúnaðarkona”, step by step

trúnaðarkona traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse kona

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

via Old Norse trúnaðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetrúnaðrtrust, good faith
2Old Norsetrúrtrue, faithful; safe; believing
3Proto-Germanictrūaztrustful
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ →