Where does “Adelsgeschlecht” come from?
Adelsgeschlecht (German) comes from German Geschlecht, from Middle High German geslechte, from Old High German gislahti, from Old High German slahta, from Proto-Germanic slahtō, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Adelsgeschlecht (German): noble house
Definitions
- noble house
Ancestry of “Adelsgeschlecht”, step by step
Adelsgeschlecht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Geschlecht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Geschlecht | sex; gender; gender; sex organ |
| 2 | Middle High German | geslechte | — |
| 3 | Old High German | gislahti | — |
| 4 | Old High German | slahta | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slahtō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |
via German adel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | adel | inflection of adeln: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Old High German | adal | noble; nobility; noble race |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | aþal | nobility; race |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | aþalą | nature, disposition; nobility, race |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | at-al | family, race |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |