Where does “kjønnsnøytral” come from?

kjønnsnøytral (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.

kjønnsnøytral (Norwegian Nynorsk): gender-neutral

Definitions

  1. gender-neutral

Ancestry of “kjønnsnøytral”, step by step

kjønnsnøytral 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 nøytral

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsknøytralneutral; neuter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁osEvery word from Proto-Italic genos