Where does “Scheidenflüssigkeit” come from?

Scheidenflüssigkeit (German) comes from German Flüssigkeit, from German -keit, from German -heit, from Middle High German -heit, from Old High German -heit, from Proto-West Germanic -haidu, from Proto-Germanic haiduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt-.

Scheidenflüssigkeit (German): vaginal fluid

Definitions

  1. vaginal fluid

Ancestry of “Scheidenflüssigkeit”, step by step

Scheidenflüssigkeit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Flüssigkeit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFlüssigkeitliquid
2German-keitAlternative form of -heit; -ness, -ty; -ty
3German-heitConverts an adjective into a noun and usually...
4Middle High German-heitness, -ity, -hood; forms nouns from adjectives, denoting the abstract quality of the adjective
5Old High German-heitnature, character
6Proto-West Germanic-haiduhood
7Proto-Germanichaiduzmanner, way; personality, character; appearance
8Proto-Indo-European(s)kayt-

via German Scheide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanScheidesheath, scabbard; vagina
2Middle High Germanscheide
3Old High Germansceida
4Proto-West Germanicskaiþijusheath
5Proto-Germanicskaiþizsheath, covering
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
7Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt-