Where does “kvinnekjønn” come from?

kvinnekjønn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kvinne, from Old Norse kvinna, from Old Norse kona, from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

kvinnekjønn (Norwegian Bokmål): the female sex

Definitions

  1. the female sex

Ancestry of “kvinnekjønn”, step by step

kvinnekjønn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål kvinne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkvinnea woman
2Old NorsekvinnaAlternative form of kona; woman
3Old Norsekonawoman; wife
4Proto-Germanickwenǭwoman
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

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 gʷen-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗnEvery word from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ
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