Where does “kyntákn” come from?

kyntákn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic tákn, from Old Norse tákn, from Old English tācn, from Proto-West Germanic taikn, from Proto-Germanic taikną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

kyntákn (Icelandic): sex symbol

Definitions

  1. sex symbol

Ancestry of “kyntákn”, step by step

kyntákn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic tákn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictáknsymbol
2Old Norsetákn—
3Old Englishtācnsign, token; token, sign; sign, marker
4Proto-West Germanictaiknsign, token, symbol
5Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taikną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic taikn →