Where does “Geschlechtsteil” come from?

Geschlechtsteil (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,...

Geschlechtsteil (German): sex organ organ used in sexual reproduction

Definitions

  1. sex organ organ used in sexual reproduction

Ancestry of “Geschlechtsteil”, step by step

Geschlechtsteil 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 Teil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTeilpart, piece; fraction of a whole; thing
2Middle High Germanteil
3Old High Germanteil
4Proto-West Germanicdailipart
5Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak-Every word from Proto-Germanic slahanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic slahtō