Where does “Themenübersicht” come from?

Themenübersicht (German) comes from German Übersicht, 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.

Themenübersicht (German): topic overview, topic list

Definitions

  1. topic overview, topic list

Ancestry of “Themenübersicht”, step by step

Themenübersicht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Übersicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanÜbersichtoverview; bird's-eye view; big picture; overview
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

via German Themen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanThemen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-Every word from Proto-Germanic sehwanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic sehwan