Where does “sighte” come from?

sighte (Middle English) comes from Middle English siken, from Old English sīcan, from Proto-West Germanic *sīkan — to sigh, take a deep breath.

sighte (Middle English): sight

Definitions

  1. sight

Ancestry of “sighte”, step by step

sighte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English siken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsiken—
2Old Englishsīcanto sigh
3Proto-West Germanic*sīkanto sigh, take a deep breath

via Old English sihþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsihþsight; something seen, a sight
2Proto-Germanic*sihti—

Words derived from “sighte”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sīkan →
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