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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsihtishifter; sieve; sight
2Swedishsiktsight, view; a longer timespan; a sift
3Germanansichtview a depiction of a subject, especially from a specific perspective
4Germanansehento look at, to have a look; to look at; to...
5Germanan-Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,...
6Germananon; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;...
7Middle High Germanānewithout
8Old High Germanānawithout
9Proto-West Germanicanaon
10Proto-Germanic*an
11Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Finnish tee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishteetea; tea, cup of tea; The name of the...
2Swedishtetea; to appear
3Germanteetea drink made by infusing parts of a plant, especially leaves or buds of
4EnglishteeThe name of the Latin-script letter T; Something...
5Middle Englishteen
6Old Englishtēonto drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to...
7Old Englishtēohan
8Proto-West Germanicteuhanto pull; to lead
9Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
10Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic anaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *an