Where does “kjønn” come from?

kjønn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.

kjønn (Norwegian Bokmål): sex or gender; gender; sex organ

Definitions

  1. sex or gender; gender; sex organ

Ancestry of “kjønn”, step by step

kjønn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse kyn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekynkin
2Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Norwegian Bokmål tjern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltjerna small lake, typically in a forest or mountain...
2Old Norsetjarn—
3Proto-Germanicternōa mountain lake without tributaries; watering...
4Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Words derived from “kjønn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunją →