Where does “honkön” come from?

honkön (Swedish) comes from Swedish hona, from Swedish hon, from Old Swedish hōn, from Old Norse hón, from Proto-Norse ᚺᚨᚾᚢ, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

honkön (Swedish): female gender (of a human, animal, or plant)

Definitions

  1. female gender (of a human, animal, or plant)

Ancestry of “honkön”, step by step

honkön traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hona

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhonafemale
2Swedishhonshe; the third-person, singular, feminine pronoun...
3Old Swedishhōnshe
4Old Norsehónshe
5Proto-Norseᚺᚨᚾᚢ—
6Proto-Germanicainazone; some
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Swedish kön

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkönsex, gender; gender; genitalia; sex organ
2Ancient Greekκῶνοςpine cone; pine tree; cone or peak of a helmet
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóh₃nos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₃-to sharpen, whet; sharpen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚺᚨᚾᚢ →