Where does “sexstilling” come from?
sexstilling (Danish) comes from Danish sex, from English sex, from English sect, from Middle English secte, from Old French secte, from Late Latin secta, from Latin sequi, from Latin sequor — to follow; to see; to say.
sexstilling (Danish): sex position
Definitions
- sex position
Ancestry of “sexstilling”, step by step
sexstilling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish sex
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | sex | Sexual intercourse, sex |
| 2 | English | sex | A category into which sexually-reproducing... |
| 3 | English | sect | An offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing... |
| 4 | Middle English | secte | A variety or sort; a category with a... |
| 5 | Old French | secte | a sect in philosophy or religion |
| 6 | Late Latin | secta | a sect in philosophy or religion, a school,... |
| 7 | Latin | sequi | present active infinitive of sequor; follow, come... |
| 8 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
via Danish stilling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | stilling | position |
| 2 | Danish | stille | still; quiet; calm |
| 3 | Old Norse | stilla | to calm |
| 4 | Middle Low German | stillen | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | stillian | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | stillijan | to make still, quiet |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -jan | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |