Where does “teesihti” come from?
teesihti (Finnish) comes from Finnish sihti, from Swedish sikt, from German ansicht, from German ansehen, from German an-, from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna — on, onto.
Ancestry of “teesihti”, step by step
teesihti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sihti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sihti | shifter; sieve; sight |
| 2 | Swedish | sikt | sight, view; a longer timespan; a sift |
| 3 | German | ansicht | view a depiction of a subject, especially from a specific perspective |
| 4 | German | ansehen | to look at, to have a look; to look at; to... |
| 5 | German | an- | Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,... |
| 6 | German | an | on; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;... |
| 7 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 8 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Finnish tee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tee | tea; tea, cup of tea; The name of the... |
| 2 | Swedish | te | tea; to appear |
| 3 | German | tee | tea drink made by infusing parts of a plant, especially leaves or buds of |
| 4 | English | tee | The name of the Latin-script letter T; Something... |
| 5 | Middle English | teen | — |
| 6 | Old English | tēon | to drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to... |
| 7 | Old English | tēohan | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | teuhan | to pull; to lead |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | teuhaną | to lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |