Where does “Volltextsuche” come from?

Volltextsuche (German) comes from German Suche, from Middle High German suoche, from Old High German suohha.

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Ancestry of “Volltextsuche”, step by step

Volltextsuche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Suche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSuchesearch
2Middle High Germansuoche—
3Old High Germansuohha—

via German Volltext

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVolltextfull / complete text
Every word from Old High German suohha →Every word from Middle High German suoche →Every word from German Suche →