Where does “hankønsvæsen” come from?
hankønsvæsen (Danish) comes from Danish væsen, from German wēsen, from Middle High German wësen, from Old High German wesan, from Proto-West Germanic wesan, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.
hankønsvæsen (Danish): male (human or otherwise)
Definitions
- male (human or otherwise)
Ancestry of “hankønsvæsen”, step by step
hankønsvæsen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish væsen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | væsen | creature; nature |
| 2 | German | wēsen | creature, being |
| 3 | Middle High German | wësen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | wesan | to be, exist |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wesan | to be |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *wesaną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wes- | to dress, clothe |
via Danish hankøn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | hankøn | the male gender or sex |
| 2 | Danish | hån | scorn; disdain; derision |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | hônen | to mistreat, to harm, to dishonour |
| 4 | Old Dutch | hōnen | to mock, to humiliate |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | haunijan | to humiliate, to dishonour |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | haunijaną | to humiliate, to dishonour |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱaw- | to howl, screech |