Where does “Speicheldrüse” come from?

Speicheldrüse (German) comes from German Speichel, from Old High German speihhil.

Speicheldrüse (German): salivary gland

Definitions

  1. salivary gland

Ancestry of “Speicheldrüse”, step by step

Speicheldrüse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Speichel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpeichelsaliva
2Old High Germanspeihhil—

via German Drüse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDrüsegland; swelling, boil
2Arabicدُرُوز—

Words derived from “Speicheldrüse”

Every word from Old High German speihhil →Every word from German Speichel →
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