Where does “ënnersichen” come from?

ënnersichen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish sichen, 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.

ënnersichen (Luxembourgish): to examine, to study

Definitions

  1. to examine, to study

Ancestry of “ënnersichen”, step by step

ënnersichen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish sichen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishsichento seek, to look for, to search for; to fetch, to...
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 Luxembourgish ënner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishënnerunder, below; under; among
2Old High Germanuntarunder
3Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną →