Where does “seksmenning” come from?

seksmenning (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk seks, from Old Norse sex, from Proto-Germanic sehs, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

seksmenning (Norwegian Nynorsk): fifth cousin

Definitions

  1. fifth cousin

Ancestry of “seksmenning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksekssix
2Old Norsesexsix
3Proto-Germanicsehssix
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehs →Every word from Old Norse sex →