Where does “undersøgelse” come from?
undersøgelse (Danish) comes from Danish undersøge, from Danish søge, from Old Norse sǿkja, from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.
undersøgelse (Danish): investigation
Ancestry of “undersøgelse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | undersøge | — |
| 2 | Danish | søge | to search, look; to seek, to look for; to apply... |
| 3 | Old Norse | sǿkja | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sōkijaną | to seek, look for |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂gyeti | to give a sign |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |
Words derived from “undersøgelse”