Where does “Gerätschaft” come from?
Gerätschaft (German) comes from German Gerät, from Middle High German geræte, from Old High German girāti, from Old High German rāt, from Proto-West Germanic rād, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
Gerätschaft (German): tool, appliance; equipment
Definitions
- tool, appliance; equipment
Ancestry of “Gerätschaft”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gerät | device, tool, appliance, machine; equipment,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | geræte | equipment; consultation; equipment |
| 3 | Old High German | girāti | advice, consultation |
| 4 | Old High German | rāt | advice, council; advise |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | rād | advice, counsel |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaz | advice, counsel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hréh₁dʰos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |