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Where does “uitzoeken” come from?

uitzoeken (Dutch) comes from Dutch zoeken, from Middle Dutch soeken, from Old Dutch suoken, from Proto-West Germanic sōkijan, from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

uitzoeken (Dutch): to pick out, to choose, to select; to sort out,...

Definitions

  1. to pick out, to choose, to select; to sort out,...

Ancestry of “uitzoeken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzoekento search; to look for, to seek
2Middle Dutchsoekento seek, to look for; to seek to, to strive to
3Old Dutchsuokento seek, to look for; to seek, to try to get; to...
4Proto-West Germanicsōkijanto seek, to look for
5Proto-Germanicsōkijanąto seek, look for
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂gyetito give a sign
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out
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