cynn
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Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *kunją, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to produce”). Cognate with Old Frisian kin, Old Saxon kunni, cunni, Dutch kunne, Old High German kunni, Old Norse kyn (Danish køn, Swedish kön), Gothic 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌹 (kuni). The Indo-European root is also the source of Greek γένος, Latin genus.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: /kynː/
Noun[edit]
cynn n (nominative plural cynn)
