Where does “ransagning” come from?

ransagning (Danish) comes from Danish ransage, from Old Danish ransakæ, from Old Norse rannsaka, from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

ransagning (Danish): a search the act of searching something or someone, especially the police searching the homes of suspects, etc

Definitions

  1. a search the act of searching something or someone, especially the police searching the homes of suspects, etc

Ancestry of “ransagning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishransageto search or examine something thoroughly
2Old Danishransakæ—
3Old Norserannsakato investigate; to ransack
4Proto-Germanicsōkijanąto seek, look for
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂gyetito give a sign
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

Words derived from “ransagning”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną →