Where does “Ideengeschichte” come from?
Ideengeschichte (German) comes from German Idee, from French idée, from Latin idea, from Ancient Greek ἰδέα, from Ancient Greek εἴδω, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
Ideengeschichte (German): history of ideas
Definitions
- history of ideas
Ancestry of “Ideengeschichte”, step by step
Ideengeschichte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Idee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Idee | idea |
| 2 | French | idée | idea |
| 3 | Latin | idea | idea; prototype |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἰδέα | form, shape; look, appearance, semblance; type,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | εἴδω | to see; I see |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via German geschichte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | geschichte | history |
| 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- | to pass, happen |