Where does “kønsidentitet” come from?

kønsidentitet (Danish) comes from Danish køn, from Old Norse kyn, from Proto-Germanic kunją, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

kønsidentitet (Danish): gender identity

Definitions

  1. gender identity

Ancestry of “kønsidentitet”, step by step

kønsidentitet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Danish identitet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishidentitetan identity
2Medieval Latinidentitassameness, identity
3Latinidemthe same
4Proto-Italicizdim—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunją →