Where does “kjønn” come from?

kjønn (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin genus, from Proto-Italic genos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

kjønn (Norwegian Nynorsk): 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 Latin genus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingenusbirth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,...
2Proto-Italicgenoslineage, origin
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Old Norse kyn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekynkin
2Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—

Words derived from “kjønn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os →Every word from Proto-Italic genos →