Where does “hunkjønn” come from?

hunkjønn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hun, from Danish hun, from Old Norse hón, from Proto-Norse ᚺᚨᚾᚢ, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

hunkjønn (Norwegian Bokmål): female sex or gender; feminine gender

Definitions

  1. female sex or gender; feminine gender

Ancestry of “hunkjønn”, step by step

hunkjønn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål hun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhunshe; back board
2Danishhunshe; female, she
3Old Norsehónshe
4Proto-Norseᚺᚨᚾᚢ—
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Norwegian Bokmål kjønn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkjønnsex or gender; gender; sex organ
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 óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚺᚨᚾᚢ →