Where does “oversiktlig” come from?
oversiktlig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål oversikt, from German Übersicht, 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 — to follow; to see; to say.
oversiktlig (Norwegian Bokmål): Conveniently and comprehensibly organized; not cluttered; not complicated
Definitions
- Conveniently and comprehensibly organized; not cluttered; not complicated
Ancestry of “oversiktlig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | oversikt | an overview |
| 2 | German | Übersicht | overview; bird's-eye view; big picture; overview |
| 3 | German | Sicht | view; sight; visibility |
| 4 | Middle High German | siht | — |
| 5 | Old High German | siht | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | sihti | seeing, sight |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | sehwan | to see |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sehwaną | to see |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |