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Where does “sök” come from?

sök (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse sǫk, from Proto-Germanic sakō, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

sök (Icelandic): accusation; fault; affair, matter

Definitions

  1. accusation; fault; affair, matter

Ancestry of “sök”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesǫklegal case, action; fault
2Proto-Germanicsakōquarrel; charge, case, lawsuit; thing, matter
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

Words derived from “sök”

  • saklaus
  • sakleysi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →