Where does “sikte” come from?
sikte (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic sehwaną — to follow; to see; to say.
sikte (Norwegian Bokmål): sight; a sight; to charge, indict
Definitions
- sight; a sight; to charge, indict
Ancestry of “sikte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | sigte | aim; sieve; to aim |
| 2 | German | sichten | to sight; to sift, sort, winnow; to classify,... |
| 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 |