Where does “Sichtbereich” come from?

Sichtbereich (German) comes from German Sicht, from Middle High German siht, from Old High German siht, from Proto-West Germanic sihti, from Proto-West Germanic sehwan, from Proto-Germanic sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

Sichtbereich (German): viewing area; field of vision

Definitions

  1. viewing area; field of vision

Ancestry of “Sichtbereich”, step by step

Sichtbereich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Sicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSichtview; sight; visibility
2Middle High Germansiht—
3Old High Germansiht—
4Proto-West Germanicsihtiseeing, sight
5Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
6Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via German Bereich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBereicharea, realm, range, scope; course of study or...
2Germanbereichento extend; to cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sehwan →