Where does “Gespenstergeschichte” come from?
Gespenstergeschichte (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-.
Gespenstergeschichte (German): ghost story
Ancestry of “Gespenstergeschichte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | geschichte | — |
| 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- | — |