Where does “mandkøn” come from?

mandkøn (Danish) comes from Old Danish mankyn, from Old Norse mannkyn, from Proto-Germanic manakunją, from Proto-Germanic kunją, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

mandkøn (Danish): man male sex

Definitions

  1. man male sex

Ancestry of “mandkøn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishmankyn—
2Old Norsemannkynmankind
3Proto-Germanicmanakunjąmankind
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 →