Where does “sikte” come from?

sikte (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.

sikte (Norwegian Nynorsk): sight; a sight

Definitions

  1. sight; a sight

Ancestry of “sikte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansichteto sieve
2Middle Low Germansicht—
3Old Saxonsihti—
4Proto-West Germanicsihtiseeing, sight
5Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
6Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “sikte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sehwan →