Where does “geschichte” come from?
geschichte (German) comes from Middle High German geschicht(e), from Old High German gisciht, from Proto-Germanic skehaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- — to pass, happen.
geschichte (German): history
Definitions
- history
Ancestry of “geschichte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | geschicht(e) | event, struggle, story, history |
| 2 | Old High German | gisciht | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skehaną | to jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱek- | to pass, happen |
Words derived from “geschichte”
- Heilsgeschichte
- gyszichta
- Frühgeschichte
- geschichtlich
- Kriminalgeschichte
- Weltgeschichte
- Heilsgeschichte
- Menschheitsgeschichte
- Naturgeschichte
- Apostelgeschichte
- Kunstgeschichte
- Geschichtenbuch
- Urgeschichte
- Gespenstergeschichte
- Zeitgeschichte
- Geschichtsquelle
- Geschichtsbuch
- Militärgeschichte
- geschichtsträchtig
- Kulturgeschichte
- Versionsgeschichte
- Erdgeschichte
- Mediengeschichte
- Vorgeschichte