Where does “trollkona” come from?

trollkona (Swedish) comes from Swedish kona, from Old Norse kona, from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

trollkona (Swedish): female troll

Definitions

  1. female troll

Ancestry of “trollkona”, step by step

trollkona traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kona

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkonawoman
2Old Norsekonawoman; wife
3Proto-Germanickwenǭwoman
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

via Swedish troll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtrolla troll supernatural being
2Old Norsetrǫllwitch, mage, conjurer
3Proto-Germanictruzląa supernatural being; demon; fiend; giant;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandreh₂-run; to run, escape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ →
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