Where does “bezichtigen” come from?

bezichtigen (Dutch) comes from Dutch zicht, from Middle Dutch sichte, from Old Dutch 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.

bezichtigen (Dutch): to behold

Definitions

  1. to behold

Ancestry of “bezichtigen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzichtsight, view, vision; sickle; a short scythe
2Middle Dutchsichteshort, light scythe
3Old Dutchsiht—
4Proto-West Germanicsihtiseeing, sight
5Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
6Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “bezichtigen”

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