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

  1. to seek, to look for; to seek to, to strive to

Ancestry of “soeken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsuokento seek, to look for; to seek, to try to get; to...
2Proto-West Germanicsōkijanto seek, to look for
3Proto-Germanicsōkijanąto seek, look for
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂gyetito give a sign
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

Words derived from “soeken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną →