Where does “sighte” come from?
sighte (Middle English) comes from Middle English siken, from Old English sīcan, from Proto-West Germanic *sīkan.
sighte (Middle English): sight
Ancestry of “sighte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | siken | — |
| 2 | Old English | sīcan | to sigh |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *sīkan | — |