Where does “kikkertsikte” come from?
kikkertsikte (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk sikte, from Middle Low German sichte, from Middle Low German sicht, from Old Saxon sihti, 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.
kikkertsikte (Norwegian Nynorsk): a telescopic sight
Ancestry of “kikkertsikte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | sikte | sight; a sight |
| 2 | Middle Low German | sichte | to sieve |
| 3 | Middle Low German | sicht | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | sihti | — |
| 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 |