Where does “untersuchen” come from?

untersuchen (German) comes from German suchen, 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.

untersuchen (German): to examine, to investigate

Definitions

  1. to examine, to investigate

Ancestry of “untersuchen”, step by step

untersuchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German suchen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansuchento seek; to search, to look for
2Middle High Germansuochento seek, to search
3Old High Germansuohhento seek, inquire, look for
4Proto-West Germanicsōkijanto seek, to look for
5Proto-Germanicsōkijanąto seek, look for
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂gyetito give a sign
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

via German Unter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUnterjack, knave
2Middle High Germanunder—
3Old High Germanuntarunder
4Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

Words derived from “untersuchen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną →