Where does “sight” come from?
Sight comes from Middle English siȝht, from Old English sihþ, from Proto-West Germanic sihti and sehwan, from Proto-Germanic sehwaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-.
sight (English): The ability to see; The act of seeing; perception...
Definitions
- The ability to see; The act of seeing; perception...
Ancestry of “sight”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | sighte | sight |
| 2 | Middle English | siken | — |
| 3 | Old English | sīcan | to sigh |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sīkan | — |
Words derived from “sight”