Where does “Sachverstand” come from?

Sachverstand (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.

Sachverstand (German): expertise

Definitions

  1. expertise

Ancestry of “Sachverstand”, step by step

Sachverstand 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 Verstand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVerstandintellect; accord, consensus; sense, particular...
2Germanverstehento understand, comprehend; to know, know how to,...
3Middle High Germanverstān—
4Old High Germanfirstān—
5Proto-Germanicfrastāną—

Words derived from “Sachverstand”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sakō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic saku →