Etymology

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 Ancient Greek γένος ‎(génos), Latin genus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kynː/