Where does “forsiktighet” come from?
forsiktighet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Swedish försiktig, from Swedish sikt, from German ansicht, from German ansehen, from German an-, from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna — on, onto.
forsiktighet (Norwegian Bokmål): caution, care
Definitions
- caution, care
Ancestry of “forsiktighet”, step by step
forsiktighet traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish försiktig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | försiktig | careful, (through being synonymous with careful in various contexts) cautious, gentle, prudent, etc |
| 2 | Swedish | sikt | sight, view; a longer timespan; a sift |
| 3 | German | ansicht | view a depiction of a subject, especially from a specific perspective |
| 4 | German | ansehen | to look at, to have a look; to look at; to... |
| 5 | German | an- | Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,... |
| 6 | German | an | on; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;... |
| 7 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 8 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Norwegian Bokmål het
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | het | hot; simple past of hete |
| 2 | Old Norse | heitr | hot |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | haitaz | hot |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *keHy- | to heat |
via Norwegian Bokmål forsiktig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | forsiktig | careful, cautious; carefully, cautiously |
| 2 | Low German | vorsichtich | — |