Where does “vorhergesehen” come from?

vorhergesehen (German) comes 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.

vorhergesehen (German): past participle of vorhersehen

Definitions

  1. past participle of vorhersehen

Ancestry of “vorhergesehen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvorhersehento foresee
2Germansehento see; to have sight
3Middle High Germansehen—
4Old High Germansehanto see, to look
5Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
6Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “vorhergesehen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sehwan →