Where does “kallkyn” come from?

kallkyn (Faroese) comes from Faroese kallur, from Old Norse Karl, from Proto-Norse ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

kallkyn (Faroese): male sex or gender; masculine gender

Definitions

  1. male sex or gender; masculine gender

Ancestry of “kallkyn”, step by step

kallkyn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese kallur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesekallurmale, man; old man
2Old NorseKarlman
3Proto-Norseᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ—
4Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
5Proto-Germanickaraz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Faroese kyn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesekynlineage, family; gender, sex; nature
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 ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic karilaz →