Where does “gescheit” come from?

gescheit (German) comes from Middle High German geschīde — sensible, sly.

gescheit (German): clever, bright, intelligent; reasonable, proper,...

Definitions

  1. clever, bright, intelligent; reasonable, proper,...

Ancestry of “gescheit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangeschīdesensible, sly

Words derived from “gescheit

Every word from Middle High German geschīde
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