Where does “Sachtext” come from?
Sachtext (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.
Sachtext (German): nonfictional work
Definitions
- nonfictional work
Ancestry of “Sachtext”, step by step
Sachtext traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German sache
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | sache | matter, affair, case, question, issue |
| 2 | Middle High German | sache | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sahha | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | saku | accusation, charge; case |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sakō | quarrel; charge, case, lawsuit; thing, matter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |
via German text
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | text | text writing consisting of several sentences and forming a discrete unit |
| 2 | Middle High German | text | — |
| 3 | Latin | textus | woven, having been woven; texture, structure;... |
| 4 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |