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

  1. The ability to see; The act of seeing; perception...

Ancestry of “sight”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsightesight
2Middle Englishsiken
3Old Englishsīcanto sigh
4Proto-West Germanic*sīkanto sigh, take a deep breath

Words derived from “sight

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sīkan