Where does “sókn” come from?

sókn (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse sókn, from Proto-Germanic sōkniz, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

sókn (Icelandic): attack, offensive; parish; petition, application

Definitions

  1. attack, offensive; parish; petition, application

Ancestry of “sókn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesóknbattle, undertaking
2Proto-Germanicsōknizinvestigation; probe; examination; inquiry;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “sókn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sōkniz →Every word from Old Norse sókn →