Where does “sak” come from?

sak (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse sǫk, from Proto-Germanic sakō, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

sak (Norwegian Nynorsk): a cause; a case; a thing

Definitions

  1. a cause; a case; a thing

Ancestry of “sak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesǫklegal case, action; fault
2Proto-Germanicsakōquarrel; charge, case, lawsuit; thing, matter
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

Words derived from “sak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sakō →Every word from Old Norse sǫk →