Where does “kynþroskaskeið” come from?

kynþroskaskeið (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic skeið, from Old Norse skeið, from Proto-Germanic skaiþaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeyt-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

kynþroskaskeið (Icelandic): puberty

Definitions

  1. puberty

Ancestry of “kynþroskaskeið”, step by step

kynþroskaskeið traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic skeið

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskeiða spoon; a spoonful, a spoon; a scabbard
2Old Norseskeiðship; sheath; reed, sley; reed, sley; warship;...
3Proto-Germanicskaiþanąto separate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskeyt-to cut, part, separate; to cut, part, divide,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Icelandic kynþroski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickynþroskisexual maturity
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 sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeyt- →