Where does “socht” come from?

socht (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Low German sucht, from Old Saxon suht, from Old Dutch suhti, from Proto-Germanic suhtiz, from Proto-Germanic -þiz, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

Ancestry of “socht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansuchta sigh
2Old Saxonsuhtsickness
3Old Dutchsuhti—
4Proto-Germanicsuhtizsickness
5Proto-Germanic-þizForms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually...
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “socht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic -þiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic suhtiz →