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
- historical source
Ancestry of “Geschichtsquelle”, step by step
Geschichtsquelle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German geschichte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | geschichte | history |
| 2 | Middle High German | geschicht(e) | event, struggle, story, history |
| 3 | Old High German | gisciht | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skehaną | to jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱek- | to pass, happen |