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Where does “Sichtung” come from?

Sichtung (German) comes from German sichten, 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.

Sichtung (German): A sighting; A reviewing; examination; inspection

Definitions

  1. A sighting; A reviewing; examination; inspection

Ancestry of “Sichtung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansichtento sight; to sift, sort, winnow; to classify,...
2GermanSichtview; sight; visibility
3Middle High Germansiht—
4Old High Germansiht—
5Proto-West Germanicsihtiseeing, sight
6Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
7Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
8Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
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