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Where does “*sīkan” come from?
*sīkan
(Proto-West Germanic): to sigh, take a deep breath
Definitions
to sigh, take a deep breath
Words derived from “*sīkan”
sight
sigh
oversight
hindsight
sighting
unsightly
sightseeing
sightless
sightly
sightseer
foresighted
backsight
blindsight
sightlessly
farsight
unsightliness
sightsee
bombsight
sightline
gunsight
boresight
sightlessness
sike
foresightedness
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