Where does “Sehstäbchen” come from?

Sehstäbchen (German) comes 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.

Sehstäbchen (German): rod (of the retina)

Definitions

  1. rod (of the retina)

Ancestry of “Sehstäbchen”, step by step

Sehstäbchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German sehen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansehento see; to have sight
2Middle High Germansehen—
3Old High Germansehanto see, to look
4Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
5Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via German Stäbchen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStäbchenDiminutive of Stab; rod; skewer
2Germanstabrod, staff, baton
3Middle High Germanstap—
4Old High Germanstab—
5Proto-Germanic*stab—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sehwan →