Where does “gehōrsam” come from?
gehōrsam (Middle High German) comes from Old High German gihōrsam, from Proto-West Germanic *gahauʀisam — obedient.
Ancestry of “gehōrsam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | gihōrsam | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *gahauʀisam | obedient |