Where does “Medienbericht” come from?

Medienbericht (German) comes from German bericht, from Middle High German beriht, from Middle High German berihten, from Old High German birihten — to straighten out, make tidy; to make correct.

Medienbericht (German): media report

Definitions

  1. media report

Ancestry of “Medienbericht”, step by step

Medienbericht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German bericht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanberichtreport, account, news story
2Middle High Germanberiht
3Middle High Germanberihtento put in order; to instruct, to lecture
4Old High Germanbirihtento straighten out, make tidy; to make correct

via German medium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmediummedia, medium (format for communicating or presenting information)
Every word from Old High German birihtenEvery word from Middle High German berihtenEvery word from Middle High German beriht