Where does “soeken” come from?
soeken (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch suoken, from Proto-West Germanic sōkijan, from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.
soeken (Middle Dutch): to seek, to look for; to seek to, to strive to
Definitions
- to seek, to look for; to seek to, to strive to
Ancestry of “soeken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | suoken | to seek, to look for; to seek, to try to get; to... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | sōkijan | to seek, to look for |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sōkijaną | to seek, look for |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂gyeti | to give a sign |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |
Words derived from “soeken”