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

Definitions

  1. invisible

Ancestry of “unsichtbar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansichtbarvisible
2GermanSichtview; sight; visibility
3Middle High Germansiht—
4Old High Germansiht—
5Proto-West Germanicsihtiseeing, sight
6Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
7Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
8Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sehwan →