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 *gwen- "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

• Greek γυνή (gynē), γυναίκα (gynaika)
• Guaraní kuña (*)
• Old Prussian genna
• Persian زَن (zæn)
• Sanskrit (janis)
• Slavonic žena

(*) This may be either a false cognate or a true one introduced by Indian slave hunters from Europe.

Noun

quene f

1. queen

Descendants

• quean
• queen

Anagrams

• queen