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-.
geschicht(e) (Middle High German): event, struggle, story, history
Definitions
- event, struggle, story, history
Ancestry of “geschicht(e)”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | gisciht | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skehaną | to jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱek- | — |
Words derived from “geschicht(e)”