Where does “woordzoeker” come from?

woordzoeker (Dutch) comes from Dutch zoeker, 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.

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Ancestry of “woordzoeker”, step by step

woordzoeker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zoeker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzoekersearcher, seeker; viewfinder
2Dutchzoekento search; to look for, to seek
3Middle Dutchsoekento seek, to look for; to seek to, to strive to
4Old Dutchsuokento seek, to look for; to seek, to try to get; to...
5Proto-West Germanicsōkijanto seek, to look for
6Proto-Germanicsōkijanąto seek, look for
7Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂gyetito give a sign
8Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

via Dutch woord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwoordword
2Middle Dutchwortword; diction, what someone says or writes;...
3Old Dutchwortword
4Proto-West Germanicwordword
5Proto-Germanicwurdąword
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →