Where does “Geschichte” come from?
Geschichte (German) comes from Middle High German geschicht(e), from Old High German gisciht, from Proto-Germanic skehaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- — to pass, happen.
Geschichte (German): history; story
Definitions
- history; story
Ancestry of “Geschichte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | geschicht(e) | event, struggle, story, history |
| 2 | Old High German | gisciht | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skehaną | to jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱek- | to pass, happen |