Where does “Nebenhoden” come from?

Nebenhoden (German) comes from German Hoden, from Middle High German hōde, from Old High German hodo, from Proto-Germanic huþô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

Nebenhoden (German): epididymis

Definitions

  1. epididymis

Ancestry of “Nebenhoden”, step by step

Nebenhoden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Hoden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHodentesticle
2Middle High Germanhōde—
3Old High Germanhodotesticle
4Proto-Germanichuþôtesticle
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

via German neben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannebennext to, beside, alongside, adjacent to, near,...
2Middle High Germanneben—
3Germanin ebanī—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic huþô →Every word from Old High German hodo →
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