German words from Old High German
623 German words with Old High German in their history, whether borrowed directly or passed on through other languages (page 4).
geben
It is inherited from Middle High German gëben, inherited from Old High German geban, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *geban, inherited from Proto-Germanic *gebaną. The same strong verb is Gothic…
Geburtstag
It is inherited from Middle High German geburttac, inherited from Old High German giburtitago (“day of birth”), formed from German Geburt + Tag as a loan translation of Latin diēs nātālis…
Gedanke
It is inherited from Middle High German gedanc, inherited from Old High German gidanc, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *ga-þanka- (“thought”). The same word is Old Saxon githanko, Middle Low…
Gefahr
It is inherited from Middle High German gevāre (“ambush; deceit”), a form strengthened with the prefix ge- of vāre (“ambush, malice”), inherited from Old High German fāra (“ambush, snare”)…
gefallen
It is inherited from Middle High German gevallen, inherited from Old High German gifallan (“to fall to, fall to one's share”), formed from German ge- + fallen. The same formation is Middle Low…
gegen
It is inherited from Middle High German gegen, inherited from Old High German gagan (also ⟨gegin⟩), inherited from Proto-West Germanic *gagin, inherited from Proto-Germanic *gagin. Kluge sets up the…
gehen
Its paradigm joins forms of unrelated verbs. The infinitive and present are inherited from Middle High German gān and gēn, inherited from Old High German gān and gēn, inherited from Proto-West…
gehören
It is inherited from Middle High German gehœren, inherited from Old High German gihōren (“to hear, obey”), inherited from Proto-West Germanic *gahauʀijan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *gahauzijaną…
Geld
It is inherited from Middle High German gelt, inherited from Old High German gelt (“payment, reward”), inherited from Proto-West Germanic *geld, inherited from Proto-Germanic *geldą (“payment…
gelingen
It is inherited from Middle High German gelingen, inherited from Old High German gilingan (“to succeed”), formed with the prefix gi- (modern ge-). An unprefixed verb is found as lingen (“to go…
gelten
It is inherited from Middle High German gelten, inherited from Old High German geltan, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *geldan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *geldaną (“to pay, render”). The same…
Gemeinde
It is inherited from Middle High German gemeinde, inherited from Old High German gimeinida (“community”), an abstract noun formed from the adjective Old High German gimeini (“common”), now gemein…
gemeinsam
It is inherited from Middle High German gemeinsam, inherited from Old High German gimeinsam, a derivative from Old High German gimeini (“common”) + -sam, the older form of gemein. Kluge and the…
genug
It is inherited from Middle High German genuoc, inherited from Old High German ginuog, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *ganōg, inherited from Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz (“enough, sufficient”). The…
gerade
1. The adjective for numbers is inherited from Middle High German gerat, inherited from Old High German girad (“even (of numbers)”). It belongs with Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌸𐌾𐍉 (raþjō, “number, account”) and…
geraten
It is inherited from Middle High German gerāten, inherited from Old High German girātan (“to advise, decide”), inherited from Proto-West Germanic *garādan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *garēdaną…
Gericht
1. The court is inherited from Middle High German geriht, inherited from Old High German girihti (“judgement, rule, statute”), inherited from Proto-Germanic *garihtiją (“justness, justice”). Kluge…
gering
It is inherited from Middle High German geringe, inherited from Old High German giringi, with the prefix ge- added to ringi (“light, slight”), which lived on as ringe and, without the prefix, until…
gern
It is inherited from Middle High German gerne, inherited from Old High German gerno (“eagerly, gladly”), inherited from Proto-West Germanic *gernō, inherited from Proto-Germanic *gernô (“willingly…
gesamt
It is inherited from Middle High German gesament, gesamt, inherited from Old High German gisamanōt, the past participle of samanōn (“to gather, assemble”), used as an adjective; its first sense was…
geschehen
It is inherited from Middle High German geschehen, inherited from Old High German giskehan, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *gaskehan, a prefixed form of the West Germanic strong verb *skehan…
Geschichte
It is inherited from Middle High German geschiht, inherited from Old High German giskiht (“event, chance”), an abstract noun with a /t/ suffix formed from the verb that is now geschehen, so that it…
Gesellschaft
It is inherited from Middle High German geselleschaft, inherited from Old High German giselliscaft, formed from German Geselle + -schaft. The base, Old High German gisello (“house-mate, companion”)…
Gesicht
It is inherited from Middle High German gesiht, inherited from Old High German gisiht, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *gasihti (“sight”), a prefixed noun of action formed from sehen, with ge-…
Gespräch
It is inherited from Middle High German gespræche, inherited from Old High German gisprāhhi (“eloquence, speech, conversation”), a collective noun formed with gi- from Old High German sprāhha…
gestern
It is inherited from Middle High German gestern, inherited from Old High German gesteron, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *gesteran, a West Germanic adverb with several case endings. The same…
Gewalt
It is inherited from Middle High German gewalt, inherited from Old High German giwalt, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *gawald, inherited from Proto-Germanic *gawaldą. Like Old Frisian wald, it…
Gewinn
It is inherited from Middle High German gewin, inherited from Old High German giwin, a noun of action to the verb gewinnen, Old High German giwinnan. The verb is a prefix derivation of the old verb…
gewinnen
It is inherited from Middle High German gewinnen, inherited from Old High German giwinnan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *gawinnaną, a prefixed form of the verb Old High German winnan (“to toil…
gewiss
It is inherited from Middle High German gewis, inherited from Old High German giwis, inherited from Proto-Germanic *gawissaz (“known, certain”). The same word is Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐍅𐌹𐍃𐍃 (unwiss, “uncertain”)…
glauben
It is inherited from Middle High German gelouben, inherited from Old High German gilouben, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *galaubijan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *galaubijaną (“to believe”)…
gleich
It is inherited from Middle High German gelīch, inherited from Old High German gilīh, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *galīk, inherited from Proto-Germanic *galīkaz, a compound of the prefix *ga-…
Gott
It is inherited from Middle High German got, inherited from Old High German got, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *god, inherited from Proto-Germanic *gudą (“god”). The same word is Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌸…
Grad
It is inherited from Middle High German grāt, inherited from Old High German grād (“step, rank”), borrowed from Latin gradus (“step, stage, degree, rank”), borrowed about 1000, a noun of gradior…
greifen
It is inherited from Middle High German grîfen, inherited from Old High German grīfan, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *grīpan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną (“to grab, grasp”), a strong…
groß
It is inherited from Middle High German grōz, inherited from Old High German grōz, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *grauta-, an adjective found only in West Germanic. The same word is Old Saxon…
grün
It is inherited from Middle High German grüene, inherited from Old High German gruoni, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, inherited from Proto-Germanic *grōniz (“green”). The same adjective…
Grund
It is inherited from Middle High German grunt, inherited from Old High German grunt, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *grundu, inherited from Proto-Germanic *grunduz (“ground, bottom”). The same…
gründen
It is inherited from Middle High German gründen, inherited from Old High German grunten (“to fathom, explore”), a verb formed from the noun grunt (“ground, bottom”), the ancestor of Grund. The…
Grüne
The feminine is inherited from Middle High German grüene, inherited from Old High German gruonī, an abstract noun formed with the suffix /-ī/ from the adjective grün, like Old High German rōtī…
gut
It is inherited from Middle High German guot, inherited from Old High German guot, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *gōd, inherited from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz (“suitable, good”). The same word is…
Gut
It is inherited from Middle High German guot, inherited from Old High German guot (“good; goodness; property”), the adjective gut used as a neuter noun. The same use of the adjective is found in Old…
haben
It is inherited from Middle High German haben, inherited from Old High German habēn, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to have, hold”). The same…
halb
It is inherited from Middle High German halp, inherited from Old High German halb, inherited from Proto-Germanic *halbaz (“half”). The same word is Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌱𐍃 (halbs), Old Norse hálfr, Old English…
Halle
It is inherited from Middle High German halle, inherited from Old High German halla (“temple; market hall”), inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hallu, inherited from Proto-Germanic *hallō (“hall…
halten
It is inherited from Middle High German halten, inherited from Old High German haltan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *haldaną (“to hold, keep”), originally a reduplicating strong verb. The same word…
Hand
It is inherited from Middle High German hant, inherited from Old High German hant, inherited from Proto-Germanic *handuz (“hand”). The same word is Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 (handus), Old Norse hǫnd, Old…
handeln
It is inherited from Middle High German handeln, inherited from Old High German hantalōn (“to touch, handle, treat”), inherited from Proto-West Germanic *handulōn, inherited from Proto-Germanic…
hängen
It is inherited from Middle High German hāhen, inherited from Old High German hāhan (“to hang up, crucify”), inherited from Proto-Germanic *hanhaną (“to hang”), a strong verb, blended with hangen…
hart
It is inherited from Middle High German hart, inherited from Old High German hart (“hard, firm, strict, harsh”), inherited from Proto-Germanic *harduz (“hard”). Beside it stood Old High German herti…
Hauptstadt
It is inherited from Middle High German houbetstat, inherited from Old High German houbitstat, a compound from German Haupt (“head”) + Stadt (“town”). The first part, Middle High German houbet, Old…
Haus
It is inherited from Middle High German hūs, inherited from Old High German hūs, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hūs, inherited from Proto-Germanic *hūsą (“house”). The same word is Old Saxon…
Heimat
It is inherited from Middle High German heimuote (also heimōte), inherited from Old High German heimōti, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *haimōdī (“homeland”), a word found only in German. It is…
heiß
It is inherited from Middle High German heiz, inherited from Old High German heiz, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hait, inherited from Proto-Germanic *haitaz (“hot”). The same word is Old Saxon…
heißen
It is inherited from Middle High German heizen, inherited from Old High German heizan, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *haitan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *haitaną (“to call, name”), a strong…
helfen
It is inherited from Middle High German helfen, inherited from Old High German helfan, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *helpan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *helpaną (“to help”). The same strong…
her
It is inherited from Middle High German her, inherited from Old High German hera, formed with a suffix of direction from the pronominal stem Proto-Germanic *hi- (“this”), which points to the place…
Herbst
It is inherited from Middle High German herbest, inherited from Old High German herbist, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *harbist, inherited from Proto-Germanic *harbistaz (“harvest; autumn”)…
Herr
It is inherited from Middle High German hērre, inherited from Old High German hērro, shortened from hēriro, the comparative of hēr (“old, venerable”), the modern hehr: properly “the older, the more…
herrschen
It is inherited from Middle High German hērschen, inherited from Old High German hērisōn, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hairisōn. The verb is formed to the adjective hehr, Old High German hēr…