Where does “Suchmaschine” come from?

Suchmaschine (German) comes from German Maschine, from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

Suchmaschine (German): search engine

Definitions

  1. search engine

Ancestry of “Suchmaschine”, step by step

Suchmaschine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Maschine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaschinemachine; engine; airplane
2Frenchmachinemachine, device; machine
3Middle Frenchmachinemachine; device
4Latinmāchinacontrivance
5Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
6Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
7Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

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

Words derived from “Suchmaschine

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-