Where does “tvekjønnet” come from?

tvekjønnet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tve-, from Old Norse tvé.

tvekjønnet (Norwegian Bokmål): hermaphrodite, hermaphroditic

Definitions

  1. hermaphrodite, hermaphroditic

Ancestry of “tvekjønnet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltve-two, double
2Old Norsetvé—
Every word from Old Norse tvé →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål tve- →