Old English cwen

← Old English cwœ̄n (mention)

← Proto-Germanic *kwēniz (inherited)

← Proto-West Germanic *kwāni (inherited)

← Gothic 𐌵𐌴𐌽𐍃 (cognate)

← Ancient Greek γυνή (cognate)

← Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn (inherited)

← Old Norse kvæn (cognate)

← Old Saxon quān (cognate)

← Old Irish ben (cognate)

← Proto-Slavic *žena (cognate)