Where does “unvorhersehbar” come from?

unvorhersehbar (German) comes from German vorhersehbar, from German vorhersehen, 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.

unvorhersehbar (German): unpredictable, unforeseeable

Definitions

  1. unpredictable, unforeseeable

Ancestry of “unvorhersehbar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvorhersehbarforeseeable
2Germanvorhersehento foresee
3Germansehento see; to have sight
4Middle High Germansehen
5Old High Germansehanto see, to look
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 sehwanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic sehwan