Where does “sichte” come from?

sichte (Middle Low German) comes from Middle Low German sicht, 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.

sichte (Middle Low German): to sieve

Definitions

  1. to sieve

Ancestry of “sichte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansicht—
2Old Saxonsihti—
3Proto-West Germanicsihtiseeing, sight
4Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
5Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “sichte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sehwan →