Where does “Sehtest” come from?

Sehtest (German) comes from German test, from English Test, from German testen, from German Test, from English test, from Middle English teste, from Old French teste, from Latin testis — to stand.

Sehtest (German): eye examination

Definitions

  1. eye examination

Ancestry of “Sehtest”, step by step

Sehtest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German test

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantesttest
2EnglishTesta Test match
3Germantestento test
4GermanTesttest; melting pot
5EnglishtestA challenge, trial; A cupel or cupelling hearth...
6Middle Englishteste
7Old Frenchtestehead
8Latintestiswitness; one who testifies or attests; testicle
9Latinterstis
10Latintrīstissad, unhappy, melancholy, morose
11Proto-Indo-Europeantristh₂sa third party standing, after the two parties to...
12Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂sEvery word from Latin trīstis
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