Where does “sichtbar” come from?

sichtbar (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.

sichtbar (German): visible

Definitions

  1. visible

Ancestry of “sichtbar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sichtbar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sehwan →