English word queen comes from Proto-Indo-European *gʷen-, and later Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn (Woman.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *gʷen- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *gʷḗn | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | Woman. |
| *kwēniz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Wife. |
| *kwenǭ | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Woman. |
| cwēn | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
| cwen | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | Queen. Wife. Woman. |
| cwene | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | Accusative singular/plural of cwēn. Genitive/dative singular of cwēn. Nominative plural of cwēn A woman. |
| cwen | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| queen | English (eng) | (BDSM, slang, transitive, of a female) To sit on the face of (a partner) to receive oral sex.. (beekeeping) To be the queen of a colony.. (beekeeping) To provide with a new queen.. (chess) To promote a pawn, usually to a queen.. (intransitive, obsolete) To act the part of a queen; to queen it.. To make a queen. (LGBT, slang, often, derogatory) An effeminate male homosexual. (Compare drag [...] |