Where does “geschmacksneutral” come from?

geschmacksneutral (German) comes from German neutral, from Latin neutrālis, from Latin neuter, from Latin nē, from Latin gēns, from Proto-Italic *gentis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

geschmacksneutral (German): tasteless

Definitions

  1. tasteless

Ancestry of “geschmacksneutral”, step by step

geschmacksneutral traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German neutral

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanneutralneutral
2Latinneutrālisneuter
3Latinneuterneither; neuter; neuter, intransitive
4Latinno; not
5LatingēnsRoman clan (related by birth or marriage and sharing a common name and often united by certain religious rites)
6Proto-Italic*gentis
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via German Geschmack

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGeschmacktaste; flavour; smell, odor
2Old High Germangismactaste
3Proto-West Germanic*smakkutaste
4Proto-Germanicsmakkuztaste, savour, smatch, flavour
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmegʰ-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-
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