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

  1. to fight; to argue, disagree; to accuse, blame

Ancestry of “sacan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsakanto fight, quarrel; to argue, disagree
2Proto-Germanicsakanąto charge, dispute
3Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂g-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

Words derived from “sacan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sakaną →