Where does “ansichtig” come from?

ansichtig (German) comes from German ansicht, from German ansehen, from German an-, from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an — on, onto.

ansichtig (German): aware of, noticing

Definitions

  1. aware of, noticing

Ancestry of “ansichtig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanansichtview a depiction of a subject, especially from a specific perspective
2Germanansehento look at, to have a look; to look at; to...
3Germanan-Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,...
4Germananon; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;...
5Middle High Germanānewithout
6Old High Germanānawithout
7Proto-West Germanicanaon
8Proto-Germanic*an
9Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-