Where does “geschicht(e)” come from?

geschicht(e) (Middle High German) comes from Old High German gisciht, from Proto-Germanic skehaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- — to pass, happen.

geschicht(e) (Middle High German): event, struggle, story, history

Definitions

  1. event, struggle, story, history

Ancestry of “geschicht(e)”, step by step

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

Words derived from “geschicht(e)”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skehaną →Every word from Old High German gisciht →