Where does “Sonderbericht” come from?

Sonderbericht (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.

Sonderbericht (German): special report

Definitions

  1. special report

Ancestry of “Sonderbericht”, step by step

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
Every word from Old High German birihten →Every word from Middle High German berihten →Every word from Middle High German beriht →