Where does “sakløyse” come from?

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

sakløyse (Norwegian Nynorsk): blamelessness

Definitions

  1. blamelessness

Ancestry of “sakløyse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksaka cause; a case; a thing
2Old Norsesǫklegal case, action; fault
3Proto-Germanicsakōquarrel; charge, case, lawsuit; thing, matter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sakō →Every word from Old Norse sǫk →