Where does “inzicht” come from?
inzicht (Dutch) comes from Dutch inzien, from Dutch zien, from Middle Dutch siën, from Old Dutch sīan, from Proto-West Germanic sīhwan, from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
inzicht (Dutch): insight, understanding, intuition; awareness,...
Definitions
- insight, understanding, intuition; awareness,...
Ancestry of “inzicht”, step by step
inzicht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch inzien
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | inzien | to realise (UK); realize (US) |
| 2 | Dutch | zien | to see |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | siën | to filter, to seep |
| 4 | Old Dutch | sīan | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sīhwan | to filter |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |