Where does “onsechtboa” come from?

onsechtboa (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch sechtboa, from Plautdietsch Secht, 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 — to follow; to see; to say.

onsechtboa (Plautdietsch): invisible

Definitions

  1. invisible

Ancestry of “onsechtboa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Plautdietschsechtboavisible
2PlautdietschSechtsight
3Middle Low Germansichteto sieve
4Middle Low Germansicht—
5Old Saxonsihti—
6Proto-West Germanicsihtiseeing, sight
7Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
8Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
9Proto-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 →