Friedrich Kluge2508805An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z — Zuversicht1891John Francis Davis
Zuversicht, f., ‘confidence, reliance, conviction,’ from MidHG. zuoversiht (MidG. zûvorsiht), OHG. zuofirsiht, f., ‘foreseeing, glance into the future, expectation, hope.’ Allied, like Sicht, to sehen.
