Where does “Geschichtsquelle” come from?

Geschichtsquelle (German) comes from German geschichte, from Middle High German geschicht(e), from Old High German gisciht, from Proto-Germanic skehaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- — to pass, happen.

Geschichtsquelle (German): historical source

Definitions

  1. historical source

Ancestry of “Geschichtsquelle”, step by step

Geschichtsquelle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German geschichte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangeschichtehistory
2Middle High Germangeschicht(e)event, struggle, story, history
3Old High Germangisciht—
4Proto-Germanicskehanąto jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱek-to pass, happen

via German quelle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanquelleinflection of quellen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanquelle—
3Old High Germanquella—
4Proto-West Germanic*kwalljāwellspring; spring
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skehaną →Every word from Old High German gisciht →