Where does “געדיכט” come from?

געדיכט (Yiddish) comes from German Gedicht, from Middle High German getiht, from Middle High German tihten, from Old High German dihtōn — to compose (a poem).

געדיכט (Yiddish): poem literary piece written in verse

Definitions

  1. poem literary piece written in verse

Ancestry of “געדיכט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGedichtpoem
2Middle High Germangetiht—
3Middle High Germantihten—
4Old High Germandihtōnto compose (a poem)

Words derived from “געדיכט”

Every word from Old High German dihtōn →Every word from Middle High German tihten →Every word from Middle High German getiht →