Where does “mankyn” come from?

mankyn (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse mannkyn, from Proto-Germanic manakunją, from Proto-Germanic kunją, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

Ancestry of “mankyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemannkynmankind
2Proto-Germanicmanakunjąmankind
3Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “mankyn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunją →