Where does “sucht” come from?
sucht (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon suht, from Old Dutch suhti, from Proto-Germanic suhtiz, from Proto-Germanic -þiz, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
sucht (Middle Low German): a sigh
Ancestry of “sucht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | suht | sickness |
| 2 | Old Dutch | suhti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | suhtiz | sickness |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -þiz | Forms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “sucht”