Where does “saughte” come from?

saughte (Middle English) comes from Old English saht, from Proto-Germanic sahtiz, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

Ancestry of “saughte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishsahtAlternative form of seht
2Proto-Germanicsahtizreproach; agreement; reconciliation
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

Words derived from “saughte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sahtiz →Every word from Old English saht →