Where does “seeksorrow” come from?
seeksorrow (English) comes from English seek, from Middle English seke, from Old English sēċan, from Proto-West Germanic sōkijan, from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.
seeksorrow (English): A person who acts to their own detriment,...
Definitions
- A person who acts to their own detriment,...
Ancestry of “seeksorrow”, step by step
seeksorrow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English seek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | seek | To try to find; to look for; to search for; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | seke | Alternative form of seken |
| 3 | Old English | sēċan | to seek or inquire about |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sōkijan | to seek, to look for |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sōkijaną | to seek, look for |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂gyeti | to give a sign |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |
via English sorrow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sorrow | unhappiness, woe; An instance or cause of... |
| 2 | German | sorge | inflection of sorgen: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | sorge | sorrow; worry; care |
| 4 | Old High German | sorga | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sorgu | worry, sorrow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | surgō | worry, care, sorrow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swergʰ- | to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,... |