Where does “syftlinje” come from?
syftlinje (Swedish) comes from Swedish syfta, from Swedish sikta, from Swedish sikt, from German ansicht, from German ansehen, from German an-, from German an, from Middle High German āne — on, onto.
syftlinje (Swedish): a line of sight; an aim, a guideline
Definitions
- a line of sight; an aim, a guideline
Ancestry of “syftlinje”, step by step
syftlinje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish syfta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | syfta | }} to have as intention, to aim |
| 2 | Swedish | sikta | to sight, to see, to make a sighting; to aim; to... |
| 3 | Swedish | sikt | sight, view; a longer timespan; a sift |
| 4 | German | ansicht | view a depiction of a subject, especially from a specific perspective |
| 5 | German | ansehen | to look at, to have a look; to look at; to... |
| 6 | German | an- | Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,... |
| 7 | German | an | on; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;... |
| 8 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 9 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |