Where does “Geschlecht” come from?
Geschlecht (German) comes 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,...
Geschlecht (German): sex; gender; gender; sex organ
Definitions
- sex; gender; gender; sex organ
Ancestry of “Geschlecht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | geslechte | — |
| 2 | Old High German | gislahti | — |
| 3 | Old High German | slahta | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | slahtō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |
Words derived from “Geschlecht”