Where does “Sichtweise” come from?

Sichtweise (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.

Sichtweise (German): view, viewpoint, perspective, way of thinking, standpoint

Definitions

  1. view, viewpoint, perspective, way of thinking, standpoint

Ancestry of “Sichtweise”, step by step

Sichtweise 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 weise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanweisewise; inflection of weisen: ## first-person...
2Middle High Germanwīse—
3Old High Germanwīsaway, manner
4Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sehwan →