Etymology Explorer › Old Danish

Where does “sak” come from?

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

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”

  • hovedsag
  • grøntsag
  • sag
  • mærkesag
  • grøntsagit
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