Where does “sihti” come from?

sihti (Old Saxon) comes 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.

Ancestry of “sihti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsihtiseeing, sight
2Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
3Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “sihti”

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