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Where does “sakjan” come from?

sakjan (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic sakjaną, from Proto-Germanic sakaną, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂g-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

sakjan (Frankish): to sue, bring a legal charge against; to sue,...

Definitions

  1. to sue, bring a legal charge against; to sue,...

Ancestry of “sakjan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsakjaną—
2Proto-Germanicsakanąto charge, dispute
3Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂g-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

Words derived from “sakjan”

  • seize
  • seizure
  • seizing
  • seise
  • antiseizure
  • seizin
  • seizable
  • unseizable
  • seizeth
  • seizer
  • pseudoseizure
  • seizor
  • seizurelike
  • seizest
  • nonseizure
  • disseize
  • reseize
  • disseizee
  • reseizure
  • unseize
  • reseizer
  • seizureless
  • seisin
  • redisseize
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