Where does “suchen” come from?

suchen (German) comes from Middle High German suochen, from Old High German suohhen, from Proto-West Germanic sōkijan, from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

suchen (German): to seek; to search, to look for

Definitions

  1. to seek; to search, to look for

Ancestry of “suchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansuochento seek, to search
2Old High Germansuohhento seek, inquire, look for
3Proto-West Germanicsōkijanto seek, to look for
4Proto-Germanicsōkijanąto seek, look for
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂gyetito give a sign
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

Words derived from “suchen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →