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Where does “sache” come from?

sache (Middle High German) comes from Old High German sahha, from Proto-West Germanic saku, from Proto-Germanic sakō, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

Ancestry of “sache”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansahha—
2Proto-West Germanicsakuaccusation, charge; case
3Proto-Germanicsakōquarrel; charge, case, lawsuit; thing, matter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

Words derived from “sache”

  • Tatsachenverdreher
  • Nebensache
  • Tatsachenverdrehung
  • unsachlich
  • tatsächlich
  • Tatsache
  • nebensächlich
  • sachdienlich
  • sachlich
  • sächlich
  • sachbezogen
  • Sachliteratur
  • Privatsache
  • Sache
  • sachverständig
  • Sachverstand
  • Sachbuch
  • Tatsachenbeschöniger
  • Sachbegriff
  • Ansichtssache
  • Nebensächlichkeit
  • sachlech
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