Where does “opzichtig” come from?
opzichtig (Dutch) comes from Dutch opzicht, from Dutch opzien, 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- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
opzichtig (Dutch): pretentious, tawdry
Definitions
- pretentious, tawdry
Ancestry of “opzichtig”, step by step
opzichtig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch opzicht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | opzicht | supervision; relation, regard |
| 2 | Dutch | opzien | to look upwards; to raise one's eyes |
| 3 | Dutch | zien | to see |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | siën | to filter, to seep |
| 5 | Old Dutch | sīan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | sīhwan | to filter |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |
via Dutch ig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ig | -y |