Where does “Sicht” come from?

Sicht (Pennsylvania German) comes from Old High German siht, 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.

Sicht (Pennsylvania German): outlook, view

Definitions

  1. outlook, view

Ancestry of “Sicht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansiht—
2Proto-West Germanicsihtiseeing, sight
3Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
4Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
5Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sehwan →