>>36437519*gʷénh2s --> *kwēniz --> *kwāni --> *kwą̄ni --> *kwōni --> *kwœ̄ni --> cwœ̄n --> cwēn --> quene --> queen
(Proto-Indo-European --> Proto-Germanic --> Proto-West-Germanic --> North Sea Germanic --> Prehistoric Old English --> Early Old English --> Old English --> Middle English --> Modern English)