Where does “sigte” come from?

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

sigte (Danish): aim; sieve; to aim

Definitions

  1. aim; sieve; to aim

Ancestry of “sigte”, step by step

sigte traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German sichten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansichtento sight; to sift, sort, winnow; to classify,...
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 Old Danish sæktæ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishsæktæ
2Old Norsesektpenalty
3Old Norsesekrguilty; convicted, outlawed, condemned to...
4Proto-Germanicsakjaz

via Middle Low German sichte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansichteto sieve
2Middle Low Germansicht
3Old Saxonsihti

Words derived from “sigte

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-Every word from Proto-Germanic sehwanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic sehwan