Where does “Haaptsaach” come from?

Haaptsaach (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Saach, from Old High German sahha, from Proto-West Germanic saku, from Proto-Germanic sakō, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

Haaptsaach (Luxembourgish): main thing, most important thing or issue

Definitions

  1. main thing, most important thing or issue

Ancestry of “Haaptsaach”, step by step

Haaptsaach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Saach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishSaachmatter, affair; thing
2Old High Germansahha—
3Proto-West Germanicsakuaccusation, charge; case
4Proto-Germanicsakōquarrel; charge, case, lawsuit; thing, matter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

via German Hauptsache

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHauptsachemain thing, most important thing; main issue
2Middle High Germanhoubetsache—

Words derived from “Haaptsaach”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sakō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic saku →