Where does “avsiktlig” come from?
avsiktlig (Swedish) comes from Swedish avsikt, from Swedish avse, from Swedish se, from Old Swedish sēa, from Old Norse séa, from Proto-Germanic sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
avsiktlig (Swedish): intentional
Ancestry of “avsiktlig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | avsikt | an intention, an intent, a purpose |
| 2 | Swedish | avse | to intend; to fix the mind upon |
| 3 | Swedish | se | to see; use one's sight; to see; to understand;... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | sēa | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | séa | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sehwaną | to see |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |