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Where does “Griechisch” come from?

Griechisch (German) comes from Middle High German kriechisch.

Griechisch (German): Grecian, Greek; from or related to Greece

Definitions

  1. Grecian, Greek; from or related to Greece

Ancestry of “Griechisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankriechisch—

Words derived from “Griechisch”

  • altgriechisch
  • mittelgriechisch
  • neugriechisch
Every word from Middle High German kriechisch →