Where does “mærkesag” come from?

mærkesag (Danish) comes from Danish sag, from Old Danish sak, from Old Norse sǫk, from Proto-Germanic sakō, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

mærkesag (Danish): a cause, the pursual of which identifies a...

Definitions

  1. a cause, the pursual of which identifies a...

Ancestry of “mærkesag”, step by step

mærkesag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish sag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsagmatter, affair; cause; thing
2Old Danishsak—
3Old Norsesǫklegal case, action; fault
4Proto-Germanicsakōquarrel; charge, case, lawsuit; thing, matter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

via Danish mærke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmærkemark, sign, label, tag; mark, trace {(q|visible...
2Old Norsemerkiboundary
3Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sakō →Every word from Old Norse sǫk →