Where does “Spottgedicht” come from?

Spottgedicht (German) comes from German Gedicht, from Middle High German getiht, from Middle High German tihten, from Old High German dihtōn — to compose (a poem).

Spottgedicht (German): satirical

Definitions

  1. satirical

Ancestry of “Spottgedicht”, step by step

Spottgedicht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gedicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGedichtpoem
2Middle High Germangetiht—
3Middle High Germantihten—
4Old High Germandihtōnto compose (a poem)

via German Spott

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpottmockery
2Middle High Germanspot—
3Old High Germanspotmockery
Every word from Old High German dihtōn →Every word from Middle High German tihten →Every word from Middle High German getiht →
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