Queen
/kwiːn/noun
A female monarch or sovereign.
Did you know?The word 'queen' has roots linked to the Old English 'cwen', which also meant 'wife', revealing a historical connection between femininity and power.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gwen-
“to produce, to beget, or to generate.”
Old English
Old English
cwen
“woman, wife, or queen.”
Old High German
OHG
quena
“woman, wife, or queen.”
Middle English
Middle English
queene
“a female ruler or sovereign.”
Modern English
English
queen
“a female monarch or sovereign, continuing from Middle English.”