Where does “umsehen” come from?
umsehen (German) comes from German sehen, from Middle High German sehen, from Old High German sehan, from Proto-West Germanic sehwan, from Proto-Germanic sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
umsehen (German): to look around; to look back, to look round
Definitions
- to look around; to look back, to look round
Ancestry of “umsehen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | sehen | to see; to have sight; to see ; to perceive by... |
| 2 | Middle High German | sehen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sehan | to see, to look |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sehwan | to see |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sehwaną | to see |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |