Where does “kjønnshår” come from?

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

kjønnshår (Norwegian Nynorsk): pubic hair

Definitions

  1. pubic hair

Ancestry of “kjønnshår”, step by step

kjønnshår traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk kjønn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkjønnsex or gender; gender; sex organ
2Latingenusbirth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,...
3Proto-Italicgenoslineage, origin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Norwegian Nynorsk hår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhårhair
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 ǵénh₁os →Every word from Proto-Italic genos →