Where does “kønskrig” come from?

kønskrig (Danish) comes from Danish krig, from Middle Low German krîch, from Old Saxon krīg, from Proto-West Germanic krīg, from Proto-Germanic krīganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷrihg(ʰ)-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

kønskrig (Danish): battle of the sexes

Definitions

  1. battle of the sexes

Ancestry of “kønskrig”, step by step

kønskrig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish krig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkrigwar
2Middle Low Germankrîchbattle; war; fight
3Old Saxonkrīg
4Proto-West Germanickrīgstrife; struggle; fight
5Proto-Germanickrīganą
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷrihg(ʰ)-o-
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
8Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -usEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂usEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʷrihg(ʰ)-o-
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