Where does “søke” come from?
søke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse sǿkja, from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.
søke (Norwegian Bokmål): to seek; to search, look or hunt; to apply
Definitions
- to seek; to search, look or hunt; to apply
Ancestry of “søke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | sǿkja | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sōkijaną | to seek, look for |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂gyeti | to give a sign |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |
Words derived from “søke”