Where does “Sehvermögen” come from?

Sehvermögen (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.

Sehvermögen (German): eyesight

Definitions

  1. eyesight

Ancestry of “Sehvermögen”, step by step

Sehvermögen 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 vermögen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvermögento be able to; may; to cause someone to do...
2Middle High Germanvermügen—
3Old High Germanfirmugan—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sehwan →