Where does “kurzsichtig” come from?

kurzsichtig (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.

kurzsichtig (German): near sighted, myopic, shortsighted

Definitions

  1. near sighted, myopic, shortsighted

Ancestry of “kurzsichtig”, step by step

kurzsichtig 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 kurz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankurzshort, brief; concise; briefly, in short
2Middle High Germankurz—
3Old High Germankurzshort
4Proto-West Germanickurtshort
5Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “kurzsichtig”

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