Where does “uitzichtloos” come from?

uitzichtloos (Dutch) comes from Dutch uitzicht, 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.

uitzichtloos (Dutch): hopeless; without any reasonable expectations for...

Definitions

  1. hopeless; without any reasonable expectations for...

Ancestry of “uitzichtloos”, step by step

uitzichtloos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch uitzicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchuitzichtoutlook
2Dutchzichtsight, view, vision; sickle; a short scythe
3Middle Dutchsichteshort, light scythe
4Old Dutchsiht—
5Proto-West Germanicsihtiseeing, sight
6Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
7Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
8Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Dutch loos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchloosblank, empty; idle; amiss, wrong, problematic
2Middle Dutchloos—
3Old Dutchlōsdeceitful, malicious, false
4Proto-West Germanic*luhslynx
5Proto-Germanicluhsazlynx
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sehwan →