Where does “kortzichtig” come from?

kortzichtig (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.

kortzichtig (Dutch): shortsighted, blinkered

Definitions

  1. shortsighted, blinkered

Ancestry of “kortzichtig”, step by step

kortzichtig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zicht

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

via Dutch kort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkortshort
2Middle Dutchcort—
3Old Dutchkurt—
4Proto-West Germanickurtshort
5Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
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