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

  1. actual, real, factual; actually, really; really?

Ancestry of “tatsächlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTatsachefact
2Germansachematter, affair, case, question, issue
3Middle High Germansache—
4Old High Germansahha—
5Proto-West Germanicsakuaccusation, charge; case
6Proto-Germanicsakōquarrel; charge, case, lawsuit; thing, matter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sakō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic saku →
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