Where does “bericht” come from?

bericht (German) comes from Middle High German beriht, from Middle High German berihten, from Old High German birihten — to straighten out, make tidy; to make correct.

bericht (German): report, account, news story

Definitions

  1. report, account, news story

Ancestry of “bericht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanberiht
2Middle High Germanberihtento put in order; to instruct, to lecture
3Old High Germanbirihtento straighten out, make tidy; to make correct

Words derived from “bericht

Every word from Old High German birihtenEvery word from Middle High German berihtenEvery word from Middle High German beriht