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
- observation / viewing deck or platform
Ancestry of “utsiktsplattform”, step by step
utsiktsplattform traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk utsikt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | utsikt | a view; outlook |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | sikt | visibility; a sieve |
| 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 Nynorsk plattform
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | 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 |