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Where does “kwenǭ” come from?

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

kwenǭ (Proto-Germanic): woman

Definitions

  1. woman

Ancestry of “kwenǭ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kwenǭ”

  • queen
  • Queenie
  • quean
  • queenship
  • queening
  • queenless
  • queendom
  • queenlike
  • guenon
  • queeny
  • queenie
  • queenside
  • queenhood
  • queenfish
  • Queenite
  • requeen
  • queenright
  • unqueen
  • cotquean
  • queenish
  • unqueenlike
  • queener
  • queenmaker
  • queenlet
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