Where does “gegengeschlechtlich” come from?
gegengeschlechtlich (German) comes from German geschlechtlich, from German Geschlecht, from Middle High German geslechte, from Old High German gislahti, from Old High German slahta, from Proto-Germanic slahtō, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
gegengeschlechtlich (German): other-sex, heterosexual
Definitions
- other-sex, heterosexual
Ancestry of “gegengeschlechtlich”, step by step
gegengeschlechtlich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German geschlechtlich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | geschlechtlich | sexual |
| 2 | German | Geschlecht | sex; gender; gender; sex organ |
| 3 | Middle High German | geslechte | — |
| 4 | Old High German | gislahti | — |
| 5 | Old High German | slahta | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | slahtō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |