Where does “kynhvöt” come from?

kynhvöt (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.

kynhvöt (Icelandic): a sex drive, a sexual drive

Definitions

  1. a sex drive, a sexual drive

Ancestry of “kynhvöt”, step by step

kynhvöt 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 hvöt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichvötimpulse, urge; encouragement
2Old Norsehvǫtincitement, encouragement
3Proto-Germanic*hwatōincitement, motivation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunją →
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