Where does “dødsårsak” come from?
dødsårsak (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk årsak, 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.
dødsårsak (Norwegian Nynorsk): cause of death
Definitions
- cause of death
Ancestry of “dødsårsak”, step by step
dødsårsak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk årsak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | årsak | reason, cause |
| 2 | Old Norse | órsǫk | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | orsake | reason, cause |
| 4 | Middle Low German | sake | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | saka | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | saku | accusation, charge; case |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sakō | quarrel; charge, case, lawsuit; thing, matter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |