Where does “geschien” come from?
geschien (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch giskian, from Proto-Germanic gaskehaną, from Proto-Germanic skehaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱek-.
geschien (Middle Dutch): to happen, to occur, to take place
Definitions
- to happen, to occur, to take place
Ancestry of “geschien”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | giskian | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gaskehaną | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skehaną | to jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱek- | — |
Words derived from “geschien”