Where does “Sachbegriff” come from?

Sachbegriff (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.

Sachbegriff (German): subject heading

Definitions

  1. subject heading

Ancestry of “Sachbegriff”, step by step

Sachbegriff 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 Begriff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBegriffterm, word; idea, conception, perception,...
2Middle High Germanbegrifregion, area
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →