Where does “Geschlechtswort” come from?

Geschlechtswort (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,...

Geschlechtswort (German): article

Definitions

  1. article

Ancestry of “Geschlechtswort”, step by step

Geschlechtswort 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 wôrt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwôrtplural word as an isolated unit
2Middle High Germanwortword; verb
3Old High Germanwortword; verb
4Proto-West Germanicwordword
5Proto-Germanicwurdąword
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahtō →