Where does “見比べる” come from?

見比べる (Japanese) comes from Japanese 見, from Middle Chinese 見.

見比べる (Japanese): to compare with the eye

Definitions

  1. to compare with the eye

Ancestry of “見比べる”, step by step

見比べる traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 見

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese見seeing, looking; the look or appearance of...
2Middle Chinese見—

via Japanese 比べる

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese比べるcompare, contrast
Every word from Middle Chinese 見 →Every word from Japanese 見 →