Where does “kynleiðrétting” come from?
kynleiðrétting (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.
kynleiðrétting (Icelandic): sex change artificial, sex reassignment
Definitions
- sex change artificial, sex reassignment
Ancestry of “kynleiðrétting”, step by step
kynleiðrétting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic kyn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | kyn | sex; breed, race; gender |
| 2 | Old Norse | kyn | kin |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kunją | kin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁yom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via Icelandic leiðrétting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | leiðrétting | correction |
| 2 | Icelandic | -ing | ing |
| 3 | Old Norse | -ing | Forms gerund nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ingō | -ing |