Where does “zicht” come from?

zicht (Dutch) comes 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.

zicht (Dutch): sight, view, vision; sickle; a short scythe

Definitions

  1. sight, view, vision; sickle; a short scythe

Ancestry of “zicht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsichteshort, light scythe
2Old Dutchsiht—
3Proto-West Germanicsihtiseeing, sight
4Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
5Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “zicht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →