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Etymology of the English word sightseeing

the English word sightseeing
derived from the English word sight
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *sekh
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sekʷ-
derived from the English word seeing
derived from the English word see
derived from the English word sen
derived from the Chinese word ch'ien
derived from the Japanese word sen
derived from the Mandarin Chinese word qián
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sekʷ-
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *sekhwanan
using the English suffix -ing

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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