Where does “søker” come from?

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

søker (Norwegian Bokmål): an applicant; a viewfinder; present of søke

Definitions

  1. an applicant; a viewfinder; present of søke

Ancestry of “søker”, step by step

søker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål søke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsøketo seek; to search, look or hunt; to apply
2Old Norsesǿkjato seek, look for, search
3Proto-Germanicsōkijanąto seek, look for
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂gyetito give a sign
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

via Norwegian Bokmål er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålerpresent of være

Words derived from “søker”

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