Where does “sak” come from?
sak (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse sǫk, from Proto-Germanic sakō, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.
sak (Norwegian Bokmål): a legal dispute, litigation; a case; a matter,...
Definitions
- a legal dispute, litigation; a case; a matter,...
Ancestry of “sak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | sǫk | legal case, action; fault |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sakō | quarrel; charge, case, lawsuit; thing, matter |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |