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Where does “sakleysi” come from?

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

sakleysi (Icelandic): innocence

Definitions

  1. innocence

Ancestry of “sakleysi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsökaccusation; fault; affair, matter
2Old Norsesǫklegal case, action; fault
3Proto-Germanicsakōquarrel; charge, case, lawsuit; thing, matter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out
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