Where does “Beischlafdieb” come from?
Beischlafdieb (German) comes from German Beischlaf, from German beischlafen, from German bei-, from German bei, from Middle High German bī, from Old High German bī, from Proto-West Germanic bī, from Proto-Germanic bi — on, onto.
Beischlafdieb (German): postcoital thief
Definitions
- postcoital thief
Ancestry of “Beischlafdieb”, step by step
Beischlafdieb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Beischlaf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Beischlaf | sexual intercourse |
| 2 | German | beischlafen | to copulate |
| 3 | German | bei- | additionally; for support, supportively; in... |
| 4 | German | bei | by; near; at; for; at; in |
| 5 | Middle High German | bī | — |
| 6 | Old High German | bī | by, at |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | bī | by, at; near, around |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |