Where does “utsiktsplattform” come from?
utsiktsplattform (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål utsikt, 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 — to follow; to see; to say.
utsiktsplattform (Norwegian Bokmål): observation / viewing deck or platform
Definitions
- observation / viewing deck or platform
Ancestry of “utsiktsplattform”, step by step
utsiktsplattform traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål utsikt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | utsikt | a view; outlook |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | sikt | visibility; a sieve; imperative of sikte |
| 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 |
via Norwegian Bokmål plattform
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | plattform | a platform |
| 2 | French | plate-forme | platform |
| 3 | Middle French | plateforme | a flat form |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |