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Where does “sakn” come from?

sakn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse sakna, from Old Norse saka, from Proto-Germanic sakōną, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

sakn (Norwegian Bokmål): want, lack; loss

Definitions

  1. want, lack; loss

Ancestry of “sakn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesaknato miss, feel the loss of
2Old Norsesakato do harm, to scathe; to blame, find fault with
3Proto-Germanicsakōnąto charge, seek legal action against
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out
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