Where does “געדיכטעניש” come from?

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

געדיכטעניש (Yiddish): thicket, congestion

Definitions

  1. thicket, congestion

Ancestry of “געדיכטעניש”, step by step

געדיכטעניש traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish געדיכט

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishגעדיכטpoem literary piece written in verse
2GermanGedichtpoem
3Middle High Germangetiht—
4Middle High Germantihten—
5Old High Germandihtōnto compose (a poem)

via Yiddish עניש

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishעניש—
Every word from Old High German dihtōn →Every word from Middle High German tihten →Every word from Middle High German getiht →