Where does “Geschlechtlichkeit” come from?

Geschlechtlichkeit (German) comes from German geschlechtlich, 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,...

Geschlechtlichkeit (German): sexuality

Definitions

  1. sexuality

Ancestry of “Geschlechtlichkeit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangeschlechtlichsexual
2GermanGeschlechtsex; gender; gender; sex organ
3Middle High Germangeslechte—
4Old High Germangislahti—
5Old High Germanslahta—
6Proto-Germanicslahtō—
7Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
8Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahtō →