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-