An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Geschichte

by Friedrich Kluge

Geschichte, f., ‘occurrence, narration, tale, history,’ from MidHG. geschiht, OHG. gisciht, f., ‘event, occurrence, cause of an event, dispensation’ (MidHG. also ‘affair, manner, stratum'; see Schicht); abstract of geschehen. Similarly ModHG. Geschick, ‘fate, destiny, dexterity,’ is based upon MidHG. geschicke, n., ‘event, order, formation, figure,’ as the abstract of ModHG. schicken. —