Where does “Nachforschung” come from?

Nachforschung (German) comes from German nachforschen, from German forschen, from Middle Low German vorschen, from Middle High German vorschen, from Old High German forscōn, from Proto-West Germanic forskōn, from Proto-West Germanic forsku, from Proto-Germanic furskō.

Nachforschung (German): investigation

Definitions

  1. investigation

Ancestry of “Nachforschung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannachforschento investigate
2Germanforschento research
3Middle Low Germanvorschen—
4Middle High Germanvorschen—
5Old High Germanforscōn—
6Proto-West Germanicforskōnto inquire, question
7Proto-West Germanicforskuquestion, inquiry
8Proto-Germanicfurskōquestion
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥sḱ-eh₂—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥sḱétito keep asking, to question
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥sḱéti →