Where does “innsikt” come from?

innsikt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sikt, from German Sicht, from Middle High German siht, from Old High German siht, 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.

innsikt (Norwegian Bokmål): insight

Definitions

  1. insight

Ancestry of “innsikt”, step by step

innsikt traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål sikt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsiktvisibility; a sieve; imperative of sikte
2GermanSichtview; sight; visibility
3Middle High Germansiht—
4Old High Germansiht—
5Proto-West Germanicsihtiseeing, sight
6Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
7Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
8Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via German Einsicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEinsichtinsight; a view, a look
2Germanein-generally indicating motion into something; one,...
3Middle High Germanīn-—
4Old High Germaninin
5Proto-West Germanic*in—
6Proto-Germanicinin; into
7Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

via Norwegian Bokmål inn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålinninside, in; in, into
2Old Norseinnin, into; the
3Proto-Germanicinnin, into
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sehwan →