Where does “suchten” come from?
suchten (German) comes from German Sücht, from Middle High German suht, from Old High German suht, from Proto-Germanic suhtiz, from Proto-Germanic -þiz, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
suchten (German): to do something extensively, often in a single...
Definitions
- to do something extensively, often in a single...
Ancestry of “suchten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Sücht | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | suht | — |
| 3 | Old High German | suht | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | suhtiz | sickness |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -þiz | Forms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |