Where does “olikkönad” come from?

olikkönad (Swedish) comes from Swedish olik, from Old Norse úlíkr, from Proto-Germanic ungalīkaz, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

olikkönad (Swedish): opposite-sex

Definitions

  1. opposite-sex

Ancestry of “olikkönad”, step by step

olikkönad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish olik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedisholikunlike, different, dissimilar; different, various
2Old Norseúlíkrunlike, different
3Proto-Germanicungalīkazdissimilar, different, unlike
4Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

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 ne →