Where does “innsikt” come from?
innsikt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German Einsicht, 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 Nynorsk): insight
Definitions
- insight
Ancestry of “innsikt”, step by step
innsikt traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Einsicht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Einsicht | insight; a view, a look |
| 2 | German | Sicht | view; sight; visibility |
| 3 | Middle High German | siht | — |
| 4 | Old High German | siht | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sihti | seeing, sight |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | sehwan | to see |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sehwaną | to see |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |