änka

Swedish

noun
Definitions
  • a widow (a woman whose husband has died)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish ænkia inherited from Old Norse ekkja (widow) inherited from Proto-Germanic *ainakjǭ.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*ainakjǭ

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