Where does “bereits” come from?

bereits (German) comes from German bereit, from Middle High German bereite, from Old High German bireiti.

bereits (German): already

Definitions

  1. already

Ancestry of “bereits”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbereitready
2Middle High Germanbereite—
3Old High Germanbireiti—
Every word from Old High German bireiti →Every word from Middle High German bereite →Every word from German bereit →