Where does “kynslóð” come from?

kynslóð (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse kynslóð, 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.

kynslóð (Icelandic): descendants, lineage; generation; generation

Definitions

  1. descendants, lineage; generation; generation

Ancestry of “kynslóð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekynslóð—
2Old Norsekynkin
3Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunją →