Vorhaut

foreskin

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfoːɐ̯haʊ̯t/

Etymology

From vor- (“fore-”) + Haut (“skin”), loosely after Latin praeputium. Chiefly spread by Luther (16th c.), but attested once or twice before him. The foreskin was of no special interest to the Germanic peoples and the need for a word arose only in biblical context. Translations were often ad-hoc formations or mere descriptions, though Überwachsung (literally “over-growth”) was somewhat common in the 15th century.

Concepts

prepuce

foreskin

schmuck

Synonyms

Präputium

Penisvorhaut

Translations

prepucio

voorhuid

prepuzio

prépuce

prepúcio

napletek

prepuci

praeputium

sünnet derisi

ακροποσθία

πόσθη

قلفة

Prepúcio

prepusyum

preputium