Where does “undersøge” come from?

undersøge (Danish) comes from Danish søge, from Old Norse sǿkja, from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

undersøge (Danish): examine, go over, look over, scrutinize

Definitions

  1. examine, go over, look over, scrutinize

Ancestry of “undersøge”, step by step

undersøge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Danish under

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishunderunder; underneath; below
2Old Norseundirunder, underneath
3Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

Words derived from “undersøge”

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