Where does “Gedächtnisschwund” come from?

Gedächtnisschwund (German) comes from German Gedächtnis, from Middle High German gedæhtnisse, from Old High German githēhtnissi — thoughts.

Gedächtnisschwund (German): memory loss, amnesia

Definitions

  1. memory loss, amnesia

Ancestry of “Gedächtnisschwund”, step by step

Gedächtnisschwund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gedächtnis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGedächtnismemory ability to recall
2Middle High Germangedæhtnisse—
3Old High Germangithēhtnissithoughts

via German Schwund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwunda process of gradual loss, disappearance, shrinkage, depletion
Every word from Old High German githēhtnissi →Every word from Middle High German gedæhtnisse →Every word from German Gedächtnis →
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