Where does “kyn” come from?

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

kyn (Old Norse): kin

Definitions

Ancestry of “kyn”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Germanic	kunją	kin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
2	Proto-Indo-European	ǵn̥h₁yom	—
3	Proto-Indo-European	ǵenh₁-	to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “kyn”

könsstympning
könshår
könsneutral
kön
könsroll
kjønnsdeling
kjønnshår
kjønnsdele
kjønnsleppe
kjønnsmoden
hunkjønn
kjønn
hankjønn
kjønnsdele
kjønnsdeling
kjønnshår
kjønn
kjønnsleppe
kjønnsmoden
hankjønn
kjønnsmogen
intetkøn
kønsidentitet
fælleskøn

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