Where does “sichte” come from?

sichte (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch 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.

sichte (Middle Dutch): short, light scythe

Definitions

  1. short, light scythe

Ancestry of “sichte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsiht—
2Proto-West Germanicsihtiseeing, sight
3Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
4Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
5Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “sichte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →