Where does “søgemaskine” come from?

søgemaskine (Danish) comes from Danish maskine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

søgemaskine (Danish): search engine

Definitions

  1. search engine

Ancestry of “søgemaskine”, step by step

søgemaskine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish maskine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmaskinemachine; engine
2Latinmāchinacontrivance
3Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
4Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
5Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via Danish søge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsøgeto search, look; to seek, to look for; to apply...
2Old Norsesǿkjato seek, look for, search
3Proto-Germanicsōkijanąto seek, look for
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂gyetito give a sign
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχος →Every word from Ancient Greek μηχανή →