Where does “kjønnsorgan” come from?

kjønnsorgan (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.

kjønnsorgan (Norwegian Nynorsk): a sex organ, sexual organ, reproductive organ

Definitions

  1. a sex organ, sexual organ, reproductive organ

Ancestry of “kjønnsorgan”, step by step

kjønnsorgan 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 organ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskorganan organ; a body
2Latinorganuman implement, instrument, tool; any musical...
3Ancient Greekὄργανονinstrument, implement, tool; sense organ; musical...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁osEvery word from Proto-Italic genos
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