Where does “sex” come from?
sex (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic sehs, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
sex (Old Norse): six
Ancestry of “sex”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | sehs | six |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |