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
- pessimist; someone who watches television without...
Ancestry of “Schwarzseher”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | schwarzsehen | to be pessimistic; to watch television without... |
| 2 | German | sehen | to see; to have sight; to see ; to perceive by... |
| 3 | Middle High German | sehen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | sehan | to see, to look |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sehwan | to see |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sehwaną | to see |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
Words derived from “Schwarzseher”