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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

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
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