Where does “kvindekøn” come from?

kvindekøn (Danish) comes from Faroese kvennkyn, from Faroese kyn, 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.

kvindekøn (Danish): woman female sex

Definitions

  1. woman female sex

Ancestry of “kvindekøn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesekvennkynfemale sex or gender; feminine gender
2Faroesekynlineage, family; gender, sex; nature
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 ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunją →