Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kwenǭ
Proto-Germanic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn (“woman”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*kwenǭ f
Inflection edit
ōn-stemDeclension of *kwenǭ (ōn-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *kwenǭ | *kwenōniz | |
vocative | *kwenǭ | *kwenōniz | |
accusative | *kwenōnų | *kwenōnunz | |
genitive | *kwenōniz | *kwenōnǫ̂ | |
dative | *kwenōni | *kwenōmaz | |
instrumental | *kwenōnē | *kwenōmiz |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Proto-West Germanic: *kwenā
- Old Norse: kona (gen. plur. kvenna, kvinna)
- Gothic: 𐌵𐌹𐌽𐍉 (qinō)