Where does “kvennkyn” come from?

kvennkyn (Faroese) comes 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.

kvennkyn (Faroese): female sex or gender; feminine gender

Definitions

  1. female sex or gender; feminine gender

Ancestry of “kvennkyn”, step by step

kvennkyn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Faroese kvinna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesekvinnawoman
2Old Norsekvennagenitive plural of kona
3Proto-Germanickwenǭwoman
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

Words derived from “kvennkyn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunją →
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