Where does “Untersuchungsrichter” come from?

Untersuchungsrichter (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.

Untersuchungsrichter (German): examining magistrate

Definitions

  1. examining magistrate

Ancestry of “Untersuchungsrichter”, step by step

Untersuchungsrichter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Untersuchung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUntersuchungexamination, investigation
2Germanuntersuchento examine, to investigate
3Germansuchento seek; to search, to look for
4Middle High Germansuochento seek, to search
5Old High Germansuohhento seek, inquire, look for
6Proto-West Germanicsōkijanto seek, to look for
7Proto-Germanicsōkijanąto seek, look for
8Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂gyetito give a sign
9Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

via German Richter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRichterjudge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną →