Where does “sogn” come from?
sogn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish sogn, from Old Swedish sōkn, from Old Norse sókn, from Proto-Germanic sōkniz, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
sogn (Norwegian Bokmål): A parish
Ancestry of “sogn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | sogn | — |
| 2 | Old Swedish | sōkn | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | sókn | battle, undertaking |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sōkniz | investigation; probe; examination; inquiry;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |