Where does “sake” come from?

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

Ancestry of “sake”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sake”

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