Where does “Sehstärke” come from?

Sehstärke (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.

Sehstärke (German): visual acuity, vision, eyesight

Definitions

  1. visual acuity, vision, eyesight

Ancestry of “Sehstärke”, step by step

Sehstärke 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 Stärke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStärkestrength; starch
2Middle High Germansterke—
3Old High Germansterkī—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sehwan →