Where does “sacan” come from?
sacan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic sakan, from Proto-Germanic sakaną, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂g-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.
sacan (Old English): to fight; to argue, disagree; to accuse, blame
Definitions
- to fight; to argue, disagree; to accuse, blame
Ancestry of “sacan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | sakan | to fight, quarrel; to argue, disagree |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sakaną | to charge, dispute |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂g- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |
Words derived from “sacan”