Where does “Suchbaum” come from?

Suchbaum (German) comes from German suchen, from Middle High German suochen, from Old High German suohhen, from Proto-West Germanic sōkijan, from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

Suchbaum (German): search tree

Definitions

  1. search tree

Ancestry of “Suchbaum”, step by step

Suchbaum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German suchen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansuchento seek; to search, to look for
2Middle High Germansuochento seek, to search
3Old High Germansuohhento seek, inquire, look for
4Proto-West Germanicsōkijanto seek, to look for
5Proto-Germanicsōkijanąto seek, look for
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂gyetito give a sign
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

via German baum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbaumtree
2Middle High Germanboumtree
3Old High Germanboumtree, beam
4Proto-West Germanicbaumtree; beam
5Proto-GermanicbaumazAlternative form of *bagmaz; tree, beam, balk;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
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