Where does “sahha” come from?

sahha (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic saku, from Proto-Germanic sakō, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

Ancestry of “sahha”, step by step

sahha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic saku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsakuaccusation, charge; case
2Proto-Germanicsakōquarrel; charge, case, lawsuit; thing, matter
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

via Proto-Germanic *saku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*saku

Words derived from “sahha

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g-Every word from Proto-Germanic sakōEvery word from Proto-West Germanic saku