Where does “orsake” come from?

orsake (Middle Low German) comes from Middle Low German sake, from Old Saxon saka, from Proto-West Germanic saku, from Proto-Germanic sakō, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

orsake (Middle Low German): reason, cause

Definitions

  1. reason, cause

Ancestry of “orsake”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansake—
2Old Saxonsaka—
3Proto-West Germanicsakuaccusation, charge; case
4Proto-Germanicsakōquarrel; charge, case, lawsuit; thing, matter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

Words derived from “orsake”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sakō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic saku →