Where does “ransaka” come from?

ransaka (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ransake, from Old Norse rannsaka, from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

ransaka (Norwegian Bokmål): inflection of ransake: ## simple past ## past...

Definitions

  1. inflection of ransake: ## simple past ## past...

Ancestry of “ransaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålransaketo ransack, search
2Old Norserannsakato investigate; to ransack
3Proto-Germanicsōkijanąto seek, look for
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂gyetito give a sign
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną →