Where does “Suchbegriff” come from?

Suchbegriff (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.

Suchbegriff (German): search term

Definitions

  1. search term

Ancestry of “Suchbegriff”, step by step

Suchbegriff 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 Begriff

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