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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—

Words derived from “Vernunft”

  • Vernünftigkeit
  • Unvernünftigkeit
  • unvernünftig
  • Unvernunft
  • vernunftbegabt
  • vernünftigerweise
  • vernünftig
  • förnuft
Every word from Old High German vernumft →