Where does “gagnkynhneigð” come from?

gagnkynhneigð (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kynhneigð, from Icelandic 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.

gagnkynhneigð (Icelandic): heterosexuality

Definitions

  1. heterosexuality

Ancestry of “gagnkynhneigð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickynhneigðsexual orientation
2Icelandickynsex; breed, race; gender
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 →