Where does “Geschlechtsdrüse” come from?

Geschlechtsdrüse (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,...

Geschlechtsdrüse (German): gonad sex gland such as a testicle or ovary

Definitions

  1. gonad sex gland such as a testicle or ovary

Ancestry of “Geschlechtsdrüse”, step by step

Geschlechtsdrüse 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 Drüse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDrüsegland; swelling, boil
2Arabicدُرُوز—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahtō →