Where does “Hosenschlitz” come from?

Hosenschlitz (German) comes from German Schlitz, from Old High German sliz.

Hosenschlitz (German): fly (of pants, trousers)

Definitions

  1. fly (of pants, trousers)

Ancestry of “Hosenschlitz”, step by step

Hosenschlitz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schlitz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchlitzslit, slash; groove
2Old High Germansliz—

via German Hosen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHosenplural of Hose "pants/trousers"; trousers, pants
Every word from Old High German sliz →Every word from German Schlitz →