Where does “husundersøgelse” come from?

husundersøgelse (Danish) comes from Danish undersøgelse, from Danish undersøge, from Danish søge, from Old Norse sǿkja, from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

husundersøgelse (Danish): house-search

Definitions

  1. house-search

Ancestry of “husundersøgelse”, step by step

husundersøgelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish undersøgelse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishundersøgelseinvestigation
2Danishundersøgeexamine, go over, look over, scrutinize
3Danishsøgeto search, look; to seek, to look for; to apply...
4Old Norsesǿkjato seek, look for, search
5Proto-Germanicsōkijanąto seek, look for
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂gyetito give a sign
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

via Danish hus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhushouse; building; block of flats, cottage
2Old Danishhushouse
3Old Norsehúshouse
4Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g-Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyetiEvery word from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną
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