Where does “Übersicht” come from?
Übersicht (German) comes from German Sicht, from Middle High German siht, from Old High German siht, from Proto-West Germanic sihti, from Proto-West Germanic sehwan, from Proto-Germanic sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
Übersicht (German): overview; bird's-eye view; big picture; overview
Definitions
- overview; bird's-eye view; big picture; overview
Ancestry of “Übersicht”, step by step
Übersicht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Sicht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sicht | view; sight; visibility |
| 2 | Middle High German | siht | — |
| 3 | Old High German | siht | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sihti | seeing, sight |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sehwan | to see |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sehwaną | to see |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
via German über
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | über | above, over; about, concerning, over, at; via,... |
| 2 | Old High German | ubari | over |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ubiri | over; over, above |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |