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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpeichelsaliva
2Old High Germanspeihhil—
Every word from Old High German speihhil →