Where does “gleichgeschlechtlich” come from?
gleichgeschlechtlich (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,...
gleichgeschlechtlich (German): same-sex
Definitions
- same-sex
Ancestry of “gleichgeschlechtlich”, step by step
gleichgeschlechtlich 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,... |