Where does “еврогеец” come from?
еврогеец (Russian) comes from Russian гей, from English Gay, from English Queen, from Middle English quene, from Old English cwene, from Old English cwēn, from Proto-West Germanic kwāni, from Proto-Germanic kwēniz — woman.
еврогеец (Russian): European
Definitions
- European
Ancestry of “еврогеец”, step by step
еврогеец traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian гей
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | гей | hey!; hi!; giddyup! |
| 2 | English | Gay | originally a nickname for a cheerful or lively person |
| 3 | English | Queen | A title used before the personal name of a queen |
| 4 | Middle English | quene | A queen; Any powerful woman noble; A female... |
| 5 | Old English | cwene | a woman; inflection of cwēn: ##... |
| 6 | Old English | cwēn | queen; woman, wife, queen |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | kwāni | woman, wife |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kwēniz | wife |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḗn | woman |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |
via Russian европеец
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | европеец | European (person) |