Where does “ransake” come from?

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

ransake (Norwegian Bokmål): to ransack, search

Definitions

  1. to ransack, search

Ancestry of “ransake”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserannsakato investigate; to ransack
2Proto-Germanicsōkijanąto seek, look for
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂gyetito give a sign
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

Words derived from “ransake”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną →