Where does “Gnadengesuch” come from?

Gnadengesuch (German) comes from German Gnade, from Old Saxon ginatha, from Old Saxon gī, from Proto-West Germanic jiʀ, from Proto-Germanic jīz, from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs — you (plural).

Gnadengesuch (German): clemency plea, mercy petition

Definitions

  1. clemency plea, mercy petition

Ancestry of “Gnadengesuch”, step by step

Gnadengesuch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gnade

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGnadegrace, mercy, graciousness; a grace, an act of...
2Old Saxonginathamercy
3Old Saxongīyou plural
4Proto-West Germanicjiʀyou
5Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
6Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)

via German Gesuch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGesuchapplication
2Middle High Germangesuoh—
3Old High Germangisuoh—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs →Every word from Proto-Germanic jīz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic jiʀ →