Where does “tatsächlich” come from?
tatsächlich (German) comes from German Tatsache, 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.
tatsächlich (German): actual, real, factual; actually, really; really?
Definitions
- actual, real, factual; actually, really; really?
Ancestry of “tatsächlich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Tatsache | fact |
| 2 | German | sache | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | sache | — |
| 4 | Old High German | sahha | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | saku | accusation, charge; case |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sakō | quarrel; charge, case, lawsuit; thing, matter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |