Where does “sækja” come from?

sækja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse sǿkja, from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

sækja (Icelandic): to fetch; to pick up; to attend

Definitions

  1. to fetch; to pick up; to attend

Ancestry of “sækja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesǿkjato seek, look for, search
2Proto-Germanicsōkijanąto seek, look for
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂gyetito give a sign
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

Words derived from “sækja”

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