Where does “kynhneigð” come from?

kynhneigð (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.

kynhneigð (Icelandic): sexual orientation

Definitions

  1. sexual orientation

Ancestry of “kynhneigð”, step by step

kynhneigð 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 hneigð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichneigðinclination, tendency
2Proto-Germanichnaigiþō—

Words derived from “kynhneigð”

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