Where does “Gesamtgehalt” come from?

Gesamtgehalt (German) comes from German gesamt, from Middle High German gesamt, from Old High German gisamanōt.

Gesamtgehalt (German): total content

Definitions

  1. total content

Ancestry of “Gesamtgehalt”, step by step

Gesamtgehalt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German gesamt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangesamttotal, whole, entire, overall, big
2Middle High Germangesamt—
3Old High Germangisamanōt—

via German Gehalt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGehaltsalary; content
2Middle High Germangehalten—
3Old High Germangihaltan—
Every word from Old High German gisamanōt →Every word from Middle High German gesamt →Every word from German gesamt →