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
- sex organ
Ancestry of “Geschlechtsorgan”, step by step
Geschlechtsorgan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Geschlecht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Geschlecht | sex; gender; gender; sex organ |
| 2 | Middle High German | geslechte | — |
| 3 | Old High German | gislahti | — |
| 4 | Old High German | slahta | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slahtō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |