Where does “ofsacan” come from?

ofsacan (Old English) comes from Old English sacan, from Proto-West Germanic sakan, from Proto-Germanic sakaną, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂g-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

ofsacan (Old English): to deny a charge

Definitions

  1. to deny a charge

Ancestry of “ofsacan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsacanto fight; to argue, disagree; to accuse, blame
2Proto-West Germanicsakanto fight, quarrel; to argue, disagree
3Proto-Germanicsakanąto charge, dispute
4Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂g-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sakaną →