1300s
German words first recorded in the 14th century
62 German words whose earliest known written record dates from the 14th century, earliest first (page 2). Words dated only to part of the century follow the ones with a year.
vorhanden
1400–1499It was fused in the 15th century from the phrase “vor Handen”, with vor “before” and the old dative plural of Hand, literally “before the hands”, as in abhanden. Being “before the hands” meant being…
Vorstand
1400–1499It is inherited from Middle High German vürstant (“representative, guarantor”), a noun formed from the verb vorstehen, with the stem of Stand. The same formation is Middle Dutch vorestant. The stem…