Where does “samkynhneigður” come from?

samkynhneigður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hneigja, from Old Norse hneigja, from Proto-Germanic hnaigijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

samkynhneigður (Icelandic): homosexual

Definitions

  1. homosexual

Ancestry of “samkynhneigður”, step by step

samkynhneigður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hneigja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichneigjato bow
2Old Norsehneigja—
3Proto-Germanichnaigijanąto make bow
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

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 Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →
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