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-