Where does “gegenwart” come from?

gegenwart (German) comes from Middle High German gegenwart, from Old High German geginwartī.

gegenwart (German): the present

Definitions

  1. the present

Ancestry of “gegenwart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangegenwart—
2Old High Germangeginwartī—

Words derived from “gegenwart”

Every word from Old High German geginwartī →Every word from Middle High German gegenwart →