Where does “Untersuchungsausschuss” come from?
Untersuchungsausschuss (German) comes from German Untersuchung, from German untersuchen, 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 — to seek out.
Untersuchungsausschuss (German): board of enquiry, investigation committee
Definitions
- board of enquiry, investigation committee
Ancestry of “Untersuchungsausschuss”, step by step
Untersuchungsausschuss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Untersuchung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Untersuchung | examination, investigation |
| 2 | German | untersuchen | to examine, to investigate |
| 3 | German | suchen | to seek; to search, to look for |
| 4 | Middle High German | suochen | to seek, to search |
| 5 | Old High German | suohhen | to seek, inquire, look for |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | sōkijan | to seek, to look for |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sōkijaną | to seek, look for |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂gyeti | to give a sign |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |