Where does “Sücht” come from?
Sücht (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German sucht, from Old Saxon suht, from Old Dutch suhti, from Proto-Germanic suhtiz, from Proto-Germanic -þiz, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
Sücht (German Low German): addiction; obsession
Ancestry of “Sücht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | sucht | a sigh |
| 2 | Old Saxon | suht | sickness |
| 3 | Old Dutch | suhti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | suhtiz | sickness |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -þiz | Forms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |