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

Definitions

  1. a woman

Ancestry of “kvinna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekvænato make marry a woman; to take a wife
2Old Norsekvánwife
3Proto-Germanickwēnizwife
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

Words derived from “kvinna”

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