Where does “langsigtet” come from?

langsigtet (Danish) comes from Danish sigte, from German sichten, 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.

langsigtet (Danish): foresighted, long-sighted

Definitions

  1. foresighted, long-sighted

Ancestry of “langsigtet”, step by step

langsigtet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish sigte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsigteaim; sieve; to aim
2Germansichtento sight; to sift, sort, winnow; to classify,...
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 lang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlanglong
2Old Norselangr"; long, far, distant; long
3Proto-Germaniclangazlong
4Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-
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