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

  1. sex; gender; gender; sex organ

Ancestry of “Geschlecht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangeslechte
2Old High Germangislahti
3Old High Germanslahta
4Proto-Germanicslahtō
5Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Words derived from “Geschlecht

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak-
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