cynn

Old English

noun
Definitions
  • kind
  • tribe, race, species
  • family
  • (grammar) gender
  • (rare) natural gender

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *kunją (kin, family, descent, race, generation, clan, portent, omen, miracle) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (produce, beget, give birth, be born, procreate, generate, beget give birth to, bear), *ǵenh₁- (produce, beget, give birth, be born, procreate, generate, beget give birth to, bear).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵenh₁-

Gloss

produce, beget, give birth, be born, procreate, generate, beget give birth to, bear

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

産

Emoji

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