Queene

heifer (young cow that has not calved)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkveːnə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German: Quene

Cognate with Dutch: kween

In summary

From Low German Quene, from Middle Low German quēne (“old woman, hag”), from Old Saxon quena, from Proto-West Germanic *kwenā (“woman”).
The sense probably developed from “barren cow” (cf. Dutch kween, also attested in Low German dialects) via “calfless cow” to “young cow”. Doublet of Kone, which was inherited.

Concepts

heifer

Synonyms

Färse

Kalbin

Kalbe