Where does “Schwarzseher” come from?

Schwarzseher (German) comes from German schwarzsehen, from German sehen, from Middle High German sehen, from Old High German sehan, from Proto-West Germanic sehwan, from Proto-Germanic sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

Schwarzseher (German): pessimist; someone who watches television without...

Definitions

  1. pessimist; someone who watches television without...

Ancestry of “Schwarzseher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschwarzsehento be pessimistic; to watch television without...
2Germansehento see; to have sight
3Middle High Germansehen—
4Old High Germansehanto see, to look
5Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
6Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sehwan →