Where does “sicht” come from?
sicht (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon sihti, 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.
Ancestry of “sicht”, step by step
sicht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Saxon sihti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | sihti | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | sihti | seeing, sight |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | sehwan | to see |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sehwaną | to see |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
via Proto-Germanic *sihti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *sihti | — |