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Where does “indsigt” come from?

indsigt (Danish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

indsigt (Danish): insight

Definitions

  1. insight

Ancestry of “indsigt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “indsigt”

  • aktindsigt
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