Where does “sighting” come from?
Sighting comes from English sight, derived from Middle English siȝht and Old English sihþ, which trace through Proto-West Germanic sihti and sehwan to Proto-Germanic sehwaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- meaning to see or perceive.
sighting (English): The act of catching sight of something,...
Definitions
- The act of catching sight of something,...
Ancestry of “sighting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sight | The ability to see; The act of seeing; perception... |
| 2 | Middle English | sighte | sight |
| 3 | Middle English | siken | — |
| 4 | Old English | sīcan | to sigh |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sīkan | — |
Words derived from “sighting”