Where does “sāke” come from?

sāke (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch saka, from Proto-West Germanic saku, from Proto-Germanic sakō, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

sāke (Middle Dutch): case, matter, affair

Definitions

  1. case, matter, affair

Ancestry of “sāke”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sāke”

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