Where does “sache” come from?

sache (German) comes from Middle High German sache, from Old High German sahha, from Proto-West Germanic saku, from Proto-Germanic sakō, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

sache (German): matter, affair, case, question, issue

Definitions

  1. matter, affair, case, question, issue

Ancestry of “sache”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansache—
2Old High Germansahha—
3Proto-West Germanicsakuaccusation, charge; case
4Proto-Germanicsakōquarrel; charge, case, lawsuit; thing, matter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

Words derived from “sache”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →