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...
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Ancestry of “mærkesag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | sag | matter, affair; cause; thing |
| 2 | Old Danish | sak | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | sǫk | legal case, action; fault |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sakō | quarrel; charge, case, lawsuit; thing, matter |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |