Where does “unsichtbar” come from?
unsichtbar (German) comes from German sichtbar, 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.
unsichtbar (German): invisible
Ancestry of “unsichtbar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | sichtbar | visible |
| 2 | German | Sicht | view; sight; visibility |
| 3 | Middle High German | siht | — |
| 4 | Old High German | siht | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sihti | seeing, sight |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | sehwan | to see |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sehwaną | to see |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |