Where does “seek” come from?
Seek comes from Middle English seken, from Old English sēċan, meaning to go in search of or pursue.
seek (English): To try to find; to look for; to search for; To...
Definitions
- To try to find; to look for; to search for; To...
Ancestry of “seek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | seke | Alternative form of seken |
| 2 | Old English | sēċan | to seek or inquire about |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | sōkijan | to seek, to look for |
| 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 “seek”