Where does “kjønnsorgan” come from?

kjønnsorgan (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.

kjønnsorgan (Norwegian Bokmål): a sex organ, sexual organ, reproductive organ

Definitions

  1. a sex organ, sexual organ, reproductive organ

Ancestry of “kjønnsorgan”, step by step

kjønnsorgan 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 organ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålorganan organ; a body
2Latinorganuman implement, instrument, tool; any musical...
3Ancient Greekὄργανονinstrument, implement, tool; sense organ; musical...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunją →