Where does “opsigt” come from?

opsigt (Danish) comes from Danish sigt, 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.

opsigt (Danish): sensation, stir, attention

Definitions

  1. sensation, stir, attention

Ancestry of “opsigt”, step by step

opsigt traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish sigt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsigtsight, visibility; view, term; imperative of...
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

via Danish op

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishopup
2Old Norseuppup
3Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
4Proto-Germanicubunder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via Middle Low German upsicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanupsicht
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-
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