Where does “kynþáttur” come from?

kynþáttur (Icelandic) comes 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.

kynþáttur (Icelandic): race

Definitions

  1. race

Ancestry of “kynþáttur”, step by step

kynþáttur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic kyn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickynsex; breed, race; gender
2Old Norsekynkin
3Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Icelandic þáttur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþátturthread, strand; a chapter, section; a short...
2Old Norseþáttr—
3Proto-Germanicþanhtazthought, idea
4Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunją →