Where does “ransaken” come from?

ransaken (Middle English) comes from Old Norse rannsaka, from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

ransaken (Middle English): to pillage

Definitions

  1. to pillage

Ancestry of “ransaken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserannsakato investigate; to ransack
2Proto-Germanicsōkijanąto seek, look for
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂gyetito give a sign
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

Words derived from “ransaken”

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