Where does “hunkønsvæsen” come from?

hunkønsvæsen (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.

hunkønsvæsen (Danish): female (human or otherwise)

Definitions

  1. female (human or otherwise)

Ancestry of “hunkønsvæsen”, step by step

hunkønsvæsen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish væsen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvæsencreature; nature
2Germanwēsencreature, being
3Middle High Germanwësen—
4Old High Germanwesanto be, exist
5Proto-West Germanicwesanto be
6Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

via Danish hunkøn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhunkønthe female gender or sex
2Danishkønsex; gender; private parts, genitals
3Old Norsekynkin
4Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wesaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wesan →