Where does “uitzicht” come from?

uitzicht (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.

uitzicht (Dutch): outlook

Definitions

  1. outlook

Ancestry of “uitzicht”, step by step

uitzicht 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 uit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchuitout, from the inside to the outside; out, off;...
2Middle Dutchuut—
3Old Dutchūtoutside
4Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
5Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “uitzicht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →