Where does “kjønnshår” come from?

kjønnshår (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kjønn, 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.

kjønnshår (Norwegian Bokmål): pubic hair

Definitions

  1. pubic hair

Ancestry of “kjønnshår”, step by step

kjønnshår traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Norwegian Bokmål hår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhårhair
2Old NorseHárname of a dwarf
3Proto-Germanichērąhair
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeres-rough hair, bristle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunją →
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