Where does “Gesicht” come from?
Gesicht (German) comes from Middle High German gesiht, from Old High German gisiht, from Proto-West Germanic gasihti, from Proto-West Germanic ga-, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Gesicht (German): the face; a facial expression, a look; outward...
Definitions
- the face; a facial expression, a look; outward...
Ancestry of “Gesicht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | gesiht | — |
| 2 | Old High German | gisiht | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | gasihti | sight |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ga- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
Words derived from “Gesicht”
- ksicht
- Arschgesicht
- Backpfeifengesicht
- Gesichtsausdruck
- Gesichtspunkt
- Gesichtsfarbe
- Gesichtsverletzung
- Gesichtskreis
- Gesichtsnerv
- Fotzengesicht
- Gesichtsbremse
- gesichtslos
- Gesichtslähmung
- Gesichtsverlust
- Rossigkeitsgesicht
- Gesichtserkennung
- Gesichtsschleier
- Gesichtsvorsprung
- Gesichtszug
- Janusgesicht
- Milchgesicht
- Mondgesicht
- Sackgesicht
- Gesichtsnervenlähmung