Where does “hankøn” come from?

hankøn (Danish) comes from Danish hån, from Middle Dutch hônen, from Old Dutch hōnen, from Proto-West Germanic haunijan, from Proto-Germanic haunijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱaw- — to howl, screech.

hankøn (Danish): the male gender or sex

Definitions

  1. the male gender or sex

Ancestry of “hankøn”, step by step

hankøn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish hån

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhånscorn; disdain; derision
2Middle Dutchhônento mistreat, to harm, to dishonour
3Old Dutchhōnento mock, to humiliate
4Proto-West Germanichaunijanto humiliate, to dishonour
5Proto-Germanichaunijanąto humiliate, to dishonour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱaw-to howl, screech

via Danish køn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkønsex; gender; private parts, genitals
2Old Norsekynkin
3Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “hankøn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱaw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haunijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haunijan →