Where does “kikkertsikte” come from?
kikkertsikte (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sikte, from Danish sigte, from German sichten, from German Sicht, from Middle High German siht, from Old High German siht, from Proto-West Germanic sihti, from Proto-West Germanic sehwan — to follow; to see; to say.
kikkertsikte (Norwegian Bokmål): a telescopic sight
Ancestry of “kikkertsikte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | sikte | sight; a sight; to charge, indict |
| 2 | Danish | sigte | aim; sieve; to aim |
| 3 | German | sichten | to sight; to sift, sort, winnow; to classify,... |
| 4 | German | Sicht | view; sight; visibility |
| 5 | Middle High German | siht | — |
| 6 | Old High German | siht | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | sihti | seeing, sight |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | sehwan | to see |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | sehwaną | to see |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |