Where does “sachkundig” come from?

sachkundig (German) comes from German sache, 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.

sachkundig (German): knowledgeable, proficient, expert

Definitions

  1. knowledgeable, proficient, expert

Ancestry of “sachkundig”, step by step

sachkundig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German sache

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansachematter, affair, case, question, issue
2Middle High Germansache
3Old High Germansahha
4Proto-West Germanicsakuaccusation, charge; case
5Proto-Germanicsakōquarrel; charge, case, lawsuit; thing, matter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

via German kundig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankundigknowledgeable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g-Every word from Proto-Germanic sakōEvery word from Proto-West Germanic saku