Where does “geringschätzen” come from?

geringschätzen (German) comes from German gering, from Middle High German geringe, from Old High German giringi, from Proto-Germanic ringwaz — small, light, quick.

geringschätzen (German): to despise, disdain, hold in contempt, attach...

Definitions

  1. to despise, disdain, hold in contempt, attach...

Ancestry of “geringschätzen”, step by step

geringschätzen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German gering

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangeringlittle, low
2Middle High Germangeringe—
3Old High Germangiringi—
4Proto-Germanicringwazsmall, light, quick

via German schätzen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschätzento estimate; to guess; to suppose; to assume; to...
2Middle High Germanschetzen—

Words derived from “geringschätzen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic ringwaz →Every word from Old High German giringi →Every word from Middle High German geringe →