Where does “savna” come from?

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

savna (Norwegian Bokmål): inflection of savne: ## simple past ## past...

Definitions

  1. inflection of savne: ## simple past ## past...

Ancestry of “savna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsavneto lack, be without, want; to miss
2Old Norsesaknato miss, feel the loss of
3Old Norsesakato do harm, to scathe; to blame, find fault with
4Proto-Germanicsakōnąto charge, seek legal action against
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sakōną →Every word from Old Norse saka →