Where does “årsak” come from?
årsak (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse órsǫk, from Middle Low German orsake, from Middle Low German sake, from Old Saxon saka, from Proto-West Germanic saku, from Proto-Germanic sakō, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.
årsak (Norwegian Nynorsk): reason, cause
Ancestry of “årsak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | órsǫk | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | orsake | reason, cause |
| 3 | Middle Low German | sake | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | saka | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | saku | accusation, charge; case |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sakō | quarrel; charge, case, lawsuit; thing, matter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |
Words derived from “årsak”