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Where does “testikel” come from?

testikel (Swedish) comes from Latin testiculus, from Latin testis, from Latin terstis, from Latin trīstis, from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

testikel (Swedish): testicle

Definitions

  1. testicle

Ancestry of “testikel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintesticulusa testicle; manliness
2Latintestiswitness; one who testifies or attests; testicle
3Latinterstis—
4Latintrīstis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantristh₂sa third party standing, after the two parties to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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