Where does “Gedankenursprung” come from?

Gedankenursprung (German) comes from German gedanke, from Middle High German gedanc, from Old High German gidanc, from Proto-Germanic gaþankô.

Gedankenursprung (German): origin of a thought

Definitions

  1. origin of a thought

Ancestry of “Gedankenursprung”, step by step

Gedankenursprung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German gedanke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangedankethought
2Middle High Germangedanc—
3Old High Germangidanc—
4Proto-Germanicgaþankô—

via German ursprung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanursprungorigin
2Middle High Germanursprunc—
3Old High Germanursprung—
Every word from Proto-Germanic gaþankô →Every word from Old High German gidanc →Every word from Middle High German gedanc →