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Where does “kykling” come from?

kykling (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse kjúklingr, from Proto-Germanic *kiukilingaz, from Proto-Germanic -ilingaz, from Proto-Germanic -ilaz, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

Ancestry of “kykling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekjúklingrchicken
2Proto-Germanic*kiukilingaz—
3Proto-Germanic-ilingazForms noun-derivatives with sense of 'belonging...
4Proto-Germanic-ilazagent suffix; diminutive suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “kykling”

  • kylling
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