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

  1. other-sex, heterosexual

Ancestry of “gegengeschlechtlich”, step by step

gegengeschlechtlich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German geschlechtlich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangeschlechtlichsexual
2GermanGeschlechtsex; gender; gender; sex organ
3Middle High Germangeslechte—
4Old High Germangislahti—
5Old High Germanslahta—
6Proto-Germanicslahtō—
7Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
8Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via German gegen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangegenagainst
2Middle High Germangegenagainst
3Old High Germangaganagainst
4Proto-Germanicgagintowards, in the direction of; against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahtō →