Where does “Beichte” come from?

Beichte (German) comes from Middle High German bīht, from Old High German bigiht, from Proto-Germanic jihtiz, from Proto-Germanic jehaną, from Proto-Indo-European yék-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

Beichte (German): confession

Definitions

  1. confession

Ancestry of “Beichte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbīht—
2Old High Germanbigiht—
3Proto-Germanicjihtizstatement, confession; pain, cramp; paralysis
4Proto-Germanicjehanąto speak, say, express
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyék-e-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter

Words derived from “Beichte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yék-e-ti →Every word from Proto-Germanic jehaną →