Where does “órsǫk” come from?

órsǫk (Old Norse) comes from Middle Low German orsake, from Middle Low German sake, from Old Saxon saka, from Proto-West Germanic saku, from Proto-Germanic sakō, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

Ancestry of “órsǫk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanorsakereason, cause
2Middle Low Germansake—
3Old Saxonsaka—
4Proto-West Germanicsakuaccusation, charge; case
5Proto-Germanicsakōquarrel; charge, case, lawsuit; thing, matter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

Words derived from “órsǫk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sakō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic saku →