Where does “sōcn” come from?

sōcn (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic sōkni, from Proto-Germanic sōkniz, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

sōcn (Old English): inquiry, prosecution; jurisdiction, prosecution;...

Definitions

  1. inquiry, prosecution; jurisdiction, prosecution;...

Ancestry of “sōcn”, step by step

sōcn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic sōkni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsōkni—
2Proto-Germanicsōknizinvestigation; probe; examination; inquiry;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Proto-West Germanic *sōkni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*sōkni—

Words derived from “sōcn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sōkniz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sōkni →