Where does “Gedächtnislücke” come from?

Gedächtnislücke (German) comes from German Lücke, from Middle High German lücke, from Old High German luccha.

Gedächtnislücke (German): memory lapse

Definitions

  1. memory lapse

Ancestry of “Gedächtnislücke”, step by step

Gedächtnislücke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Lücke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLückegap, lacuna
2Middle High Germanlücke—
3Old High Germanluccha—

via German Gedächtnis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGedächtnismemory ability to recall
2Middle High Germangedæhtnisse—
3Old High Germangithēhtnissithoughts
Every word from Old High German luccha →Every word from Middle High German lücke →Every word from German Lücke →
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