Where does “voorzicht” come from?

voorzicht (Dutch) comes from Dutch voorzichtig, from Middle Dutch voresichtich.

voorzicht (Dutch): foresight

Definitions

  1. foresight

Ancestry of “voorzicht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvoorzichtigcareful. Literally "looking to the future"
2Middle Dutchvoresichtich—
Every word from Middle Dutch voresichtich →Every word from Dutch voorzichtig →