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:
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Definitions
- inflection of ransake:
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Ancestry of “ransaka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | ransake | to ransack, search |
| 2 | Old Norse | rannsaka | to investigate; to ransack |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sōkijaną | to seek, look for |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂gyeti | to give a sign |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |