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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sakaną →