Where does “geheugen” come from?

geheugen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch gehuegen, from Old Dutch gihuggen, from Proto-Germanic gahugjaną.

geheugen (Dutch): to remember, to recall; memory

Definitions

  1. to remember, to recall; memory

Ancestry of “geheugen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgehuegen—
2Old Dutchgihuggen—
3Proto-Germanicgahugjaną—

Words derived from “geheugen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic gahugjaną →Every word from Old Dutch gihuggen →Every word from Middle Dutch gehuegen →