Where does “sichten” come from?

sichten (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.

sichten (German): to sight; to sift, sort, winnow; to classify,...

Definitions

  1. to sight; to sift, sort, winnow; to classify,...

Ancestry of “sichten”, 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 “sichten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →