Where does “Gedenkminute” come from?

Gedenkminute (German) comes from German gedenken, from Middle High German gedenken, from Old High German gidenken, from Proto-Germanic *gaþankijan.

Gedenkminute (German): moment of silence, moment of thought

Definitions

  1. moment of silence, moment of thought

Ancestry of “Gedenkminute”, step by step

Gedenkminute traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German gedenken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangedenkento remember, commemorate; to intend
2Middle High Germangedenken—
3Old High Germangidenken—
4Proto-Germanic*gaþankijan—

via German minute

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanminuteminute unit of time; unit of angle
2Latinminūtusdiminished, having been diminished
3Proto-Italicminwō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Germanic *gaþankijan →Every word from Old High German gidenken →Every word from Middle High German gedenken →