Where does “zakenkabinet” come from?

zakenkabinet (Dutch) comes from Dutch zaak, from Middle Dutch sāke, from Old Dutch saka, from Proto-West Germanic saku, from Proto-Germanic sakō, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

zakenkabinet (Dutch): a technocratic cabinet made-up of non-politicians without party links

Definitions

  1. a technocratic cabinet made-up of non-politicians without party links

Ancestry of “zakenkabinet”, step by step

zakenkabinet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zaak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzaakshop, small store, business; case, suit; thing,...
2Middle Dutchsākecase, matter, affair
3Old Dutchsaka—
4Proto-West Germanicsakuaccusation, charge; case
5Proto-Germanicsakōquarrel; charge, case, lawsuit; thing, matter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

via Dutch kabinet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkabinetcabinet
2Middle Frenchcabinet—
3Old Frenchcabane—
4Occitancabanacabin, hut
5Late Latincapannahut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →