Where does “onzichtbaar” come from?
onzichtbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch zichtbaar, from German sichtbar, 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 — to follow; to see; to say.
onzichtbaar (Dutch): invisible
Definitions
- invisible
Ancestry of “onzichtbaar”, step by step
onzichtbaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zichtbaar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zichtbaar | visible |
| 2 | German | sichtbar | visible |
| 3 | German | Sicht | view; sight; visibility |
| 4 | Middle High German | siht | — |
| 5 | Old High German | siht | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | sihti | seeing, sight |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | sehwan | to see |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sehwaną | to see |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
via Dutch on
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | on | rarely used as shorthand for oneven (odd), the prefix on- means not (corresponds to English un-) |