quene
Middle English
Letter by Lady Jane Grey addressed by "Jane the Quene" dated 1553
Etymology
From Old English cwen (“woman, wife, queen”), or cwene (“woman, wife, prostitute”). Indo-European cognates *gʷḗn (“woman, wife”) may include:
- Germanic
- Gothic 𐌵𐌹𐌽𐍉 (qinō)
- Norse or DINS kvinde, kvenmaður, kvinne, kvinna
- Old High German quena
- Old Norse and Icelandic kona
- Others
- Ancient Greek γυνή (gunḗ), Greek γυναίκα (gynaíka)
- Guaraní kuña(*)
- Old Prussian genna
- Persian زَن (zæn)
- Sanskrit जनि (jani)
- Proto-Slavic *žena
(*) This may be either a false cognate or a true one introduced by Indian slave hunters from Europe.
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