Where does “utsiktsplattform” come from?

utsiktsplattform (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk utsikt, from Norwegian Nynorsk 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 Nynorsk): observation / viewing deck or platform

Definitions

  1. observation / viewing deck or platform

Ancestry of “utsiktsplattform”, step by step

utsiktsplattform traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk utsikt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskutsikta view; outlook
2Norwegian Nynorsksiktvisibility; a sieve
3GermanSichtview; sight; visibility
4Middle High Germansiht
5Old High Germansiht
6Proto-West Germanicsihtiseeing, sight
7Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
8Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
9Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Norwegian Nynorsk plattform

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskplattforma platform
2Frenchplate-formeplatform
3Middle Frenchplateformea flat form
4Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-Every word from Proto-Germanic sehwanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic sehwan