Where does “kwēniz” come from?

kwēniz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

kwēniz (Proto-Germanic): wife

Definitions

  1. wife

Ancestry of “kwēniz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kwēniz”

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