Where does “sächlich” come from?

sächlich (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.

sächlich (German): neuter

Definitions

  1. neuter

Ancestry of “sächlich”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sächlich”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sakō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic saku →
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