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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkrigwar
2Middle Low Germankrîch—
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
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