Where does “weitsichtig” come from?

weitsichtig (German) comes 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.

weitsichtig (German): farsighted

Definitions

  1. farsighted

Ancestry of “weitsichtig”, step by step

weitsichtig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Sicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSichtview; sight; visibility
2Middle High Germansiht—
3Old High Germansiht—
4Proto-West Germanicsihtiseeing, sight
5Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
6Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via German weit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanweitwide; large; far
2Middle High Germanwīt—
3Old High Germanwītwide
4Proto-Germanicwīdazwide; broad
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weydʰh₁osset apart, asunder, in two
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →