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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

  1. the face; a facial expression, a look; outward...

Ancestry of “Gesicht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangesiht—
2Old High Germangisiht—
3Proto-West Germanicgasihtisight
4Proto-West Germanicga-used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating...
5Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt—
9Germankitt—
10Old High Germankuti—
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “Gesicht”

  • Gesichtsverletzung
  • Gesichtsausdruck
  • Gesichtsfarbe
  • Backpfeifengesicht
  • Gesichtspunkt
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