Where does “kvinnosak” come from?

kvinnosak (Swedish) comes from Swedish kvinna, from Old Norse kvæna, from Old Norse kván, from Proto-Germanic kwēniz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

kvinnosak (Swedish): feminism

Definitions

  1. feminism

Ancestry of “kvinnosak”, step by step

kvinnosak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kvinna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkvinnaa woman
2Old Norsekvænato make marry a woman; to take a wife
3Old Norsekvánwife
4Proto-Germanickwēnizwife
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

via Swedish sak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsakthing; undefined individual object, usually of...
2Old Norsesǫklegal case, action; fault
3Proto-Germanicsakōquarrel; charge, case, lawsuit; thing, matter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

Words derived from “kvinnosak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →