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Where does “kynbundið val” come from?

kynbundið val (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kynbundið, from Icelandic kynbundinn, 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.

kynbundið val (Icelandic): sexual selection

Definitions

  1. sexual selection

Ancestry of “kynbundið val”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickynbundið—
2Icelandickynbundinnsexual
3Icelandickynsex; breed, race; gender
4Old Norsekynkin
5Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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