Where does “geschehen” come from?

geschehen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German giskehan, from Proto-West Germanic *skehan, from Proto-Germanic skehaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- — to pass, happen.

geschehen (Middle High German): to happen, rush

Definitions

  1. to happen, rush

Ancestry of “geschehen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangiskehanto happen
2Proto-West Germanic*skehanto move quickly
3Proto-Germanicskehanąto jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱek-to pass, happen

Words derived from “geschehen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skehaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skehan →