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Where does “Geschlechtsorgan” come from?

Geschlechtsorgan (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,...

Geschlechtsorgan (German): sex organ

Definitions

  1. sex organ

Ancestry of “Geschlechtsorgan”, step by step

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,...
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