Where does “kvinna” come from?
kvinna (Swedish) comes from Old Norse kvæna, from Old Norse kván, from Proto-Germanic kwēniz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.
kvinna (Swedish): a woman
Ancestry of “kvinna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | kvæna | to make marry a woman; to take a wife |
| 2 | Old Norse | kván | wife |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kwēniz | wife |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḗn | woman |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |
Words derived from “kvinna”