Where does “køn” come from?

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

Ancestry of “køn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekynkin
2Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunją →