Where does “Kurzzeitgedächtnis” come from?

Kurzzeitgedächtnis (German) comes from German kurz, from Middle High German kurz, from Old High German kurz, from Proto-West Germanic kurt, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

Kurzzeitgedächtnis (German): short-term memory

Definitions

  1. short-term memory

Ancestry of “Kurzzeitgedächtnis”, step by step

Kurzzeitgedächtnis traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German kurz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankurzshort, brief; concise; briefly, in short
2Middle High Germankurz—
3Old High Germankurzshort
4Proto-West Germanickurtshort
5Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via German Zeit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZeittime; time of day; period, era
2Middle High Germanzīttime
3Old High Germanzīttime
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via German Gedächtnis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGedächtnismemory ability to recall
2Middle High Germangedæhtnisse—
3Old High Germangithēhtnissithoughts
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin curtus →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kurt →