Where does “Glückssache” come from?

Glückssache (German) comes from German sache, from Middle High German sache, from Old High German sahha, from Proto-West Germanic saku, from Proto-Germanic sakō, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

Glückssache (German): (matter of) luck

Definitions

  1. (matter of) luck

Ancestry of “Glückssache”, step by step

Glückssache traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German sache

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansachematter, affair, case, question, issue
2Middle High Germansache—
3Old High Germansahha—
4Proto-West Germanicsakuaccusation, charge; case
5Proto-Germanicsakōquarrel; charge, case, lawsuit; thing, matter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

via German glück

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanglücksingular imperative of glücken; first-person...
2Middle High Germangelückeluck
3Middle Low Germangelücke—
4Proto-Germanicgalukją—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sakō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic saku →