Proto-Indo-European

*gʷḗn

‘woman’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.

16 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn, most familiar first.

• cunt ← cunte ← *cunte ← *kuntā ← *kuntǭ
• gynecology ← gynécologie ← γυνή ← *gʷənā
• queenly ← cwēnlīċ ← cwēn ← *kwāni ← *kwēniz
• zenana ← ज़नाना ← زنانه ← ـانه ← زن
• guenon ← guenipe ← kona ← *kwenǭ
• gyne ← γυνή ← *gʷənā
• queening ← quenynges ← quene ← cwēn ← *kwāni
• quean ← quene ← cwene ← *kwenā ← *kwenǭ
• gynaeconitis ← γυναικωνῖτις ← γῠναικών ← γυνή ← *gʷənā
• gylany ← γυνή ← *gʷənā
• gynaeceum ← γυναικεῖον ← γυνή ← *gʷənā
• gynemimetic ← γυνή ← *gʷənā

More words from *gʷḗn

• gyniolatry
• gyneromantic
• perigynous
• podogynium

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn