Where does “Geschlechtschromosom” come from?

Geschlechtschromosom (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,...

Geschlechtschromosom (German): sex chromosome

Definitions

  1. sex chromosome

Ancestry of “Geschlechtschromosom”, step by step

Geschlechtschromosom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Geschlecht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGeschlechtsex; gender; gender; sex organ
2Middle High Germangeslechte
3Old High Germangislahti
4Old High Germanslahta
5Proto-Germanicslahtō
6Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
7Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via German Chromosom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanChromosomchromosome
2Ancient Greekχρῶμαskin (esp. the human body)
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreuto grind, rub
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak-