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- — to pass, happen.

geschien (Middle Dutch): to happen, to occur, to take place

Definitions

  1. to happen, to occur, to take place

Ancestry of “geschien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchgiskian—
2Proto-Germanicgaskehaną—
3Proto-Germanicskehanąto jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱek-to pass, happen

Words derived from “geschien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skehaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaskehaną →