Where does “Geschmacksrichtung” come from?

Geschmacksrichtung (German) comes from German Richtung, from German richten, from Middle High German richten, from Old High German rihten, from Proto-West Germanic rihtijan, from Proto-Germanic rihtijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

Geschmacksrichtung (German): flavour

Definitions

  1. flavour

Ancestry of “Geschmacksrichtung”, step by step

Geschmacksrichtung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Richtung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRichtungdirection; route or way; departure
2Germanrichtento direct, to point; to fix, to rectify, to put...
3Middle High Germanrichten
4Old High Germanrihten
5Proto-West Germanicrihtijanto straighten to set straight; to align, to...
6Proto-Germanicrihtijanąto straighten, to set straight; to align, to...
7Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she

via German Geschmack

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGeschmacktaste; flavour; smell, odor
2Old High Germangismactaste
3Proto-West Germanic*smakkutaste
4Proto-Germanicsmakkuztaste, savour, smatch, flavour
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmegʰ-
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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