Where does “savn” come from?
savn (Danish) comes from Danish savne, from Old Norse sakna, from Old Norse saka, from Proto-Germanic sakōną, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.
Ancestry of “savn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | savne | to miss; to want |
| 2 | Old Norse | sakna | to miss, feel the loss of |
| 3 | Old Norse | saka | to do harm, to scathe; to blame, find fault with |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sakōną | to charge, seek legal action against |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |