Where does “mannkyn” come from?

mannkyn (Old Norse) comes 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.

mannkyn (Old Norse): mankind

Definitions

  1. mankind

Ancestry of “mannkyn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mannkyn”

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