Where does “Gesuchsteller” come from?

Gesuchsteller (German) comes from German Gesuch, from Middle High German gesuoh, from Old High German gisuoh.

Gesuchsteller (German): applicant

Definitions

  1. applicant

Ancestry of “Gesuchsteller”, step by step

Gesuchsteller traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gesuch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGesuchapplication
2Middle High Germangesuoh—
3Old High Germangisuoh—

via English steller

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstellerSteller's sea cow, an extinct sirenian
Every word from Old High German gisuoh →Every word from Middle High German gesuoh →Every word from German Gesuch →