Where does “schwachsichtig” come from?

schwachsichtig (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.

schwachsichtig (German): weak-sighted, dim-sighted, visually impaired

Definitions

  1. weak-sighted, dim-sighted, visually impaired

Ancestry of “schwachsichtig”, step by step

schwachsichtig 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 schwach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschwachweak
2Middle High Germanswach—
3Old High Germanswah—
4Proto-West Germanicswakswinging; swaying; yielding easily; pliable; weak
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswe(n)g-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sehwan →