Where does “Gedicht” come from?

Gedicht (German) comes from Middle High German getiht, from Middle High German tihten, from Old High German dihtōn — to compose (a poem).

Gedicht (German): poem

Definitions

  1. poem

Ancestry of “Gedicht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangetiht—
2Middle High Germantihten—
3Old High Germandihtōnto compose (a poem)

Words derived from “Gedicht”

Every word from Old High German dihtōn →Every word from Middle High German tihten →Every word from Middle High German getiht →