Where does “Tatbericht” come from?

Tatbericht (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.

Tatbericht (German): report on the course of events of a criminal offence

Definitions

  1. report on the course of events of a criminal offence

Ancestry of “Tatbericht”, step by step

Tatbericht 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 tāt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantātdeed
2Middle High Germantāt—
Every word from Old High German birihten →