Where does “aktindsigt” come from?

aktindsigt (Danish) comes from Danish indsigt, from German Einsicht, from German Sicht, from Middle High German siht, from Old High German siht, from Proto-West Germanic sihti, from Proto-West Germanic sehwan, from Proto-Germanic sehwaną — to follow; to see; to say.

aktindsigt (Danish): access to public documents

Definitions

  1. access to public documents

Ancestry of “aktindsigt”, step by step

aktindsigt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish indsigt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishindsigtinsight
2GermanEinsichtinsight; a view, a look
3GermanSichtview; sight; visibility
4Middle High Germansiht—
5Old High Germansiht—
6Proto-West Germanicsihtiseeing, sight
7Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
8Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
9Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Danish akt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishaktact, file; act; nude, artwork of a naked person
2Latināctusmade, done, having been done
3Latinagōto act, to behave
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sehwan →