Where does “saka” come from?
saka (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse sakaðr, from Old Norse saka, from Proto-Germanic sakōną, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.
saka (Norwegian Nynorsk): definite singular of sak; guilty
Definitions
- definite singular of sak; guilty
Ancestry of “saka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | sakaðr | scathed, damaged; guilty; past participle of saka |
| 2 | Old Norse | saka | to do harm, to scathe; to blame, find fault with |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sakōną | to charge, seek legal action against |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |