Where does “Vernunft” come from?

Vernunft (German) comes from Middle High German vernunft, from Old High German vernumft.

Vernunft (German): reason, good sense

Definitions

  1. reason, good sense

Ancestry of “Vernunft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvernunft—
2Old High Germanvernumft—
Every word from Old High German vernumft →Every word from Middle High German vernunft →