An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Zuversicht
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| This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Zuversicht. | Random word Special:RandomInCategory/Annotated entries in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language |
Zuversicht, feminine, ‘confidence, reliance, conviction,’ from Middle High German zuoversiht (Middle German zûvorsiht), Old High German zuofirsiht, feminine, ‘foreseeing, glance into the future, expectation, hope.’ Allied, like Sicht, to sehen.