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Where does “sǫk” come from?

sǫk (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic sakō, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

sǫk (Old Norse): legal case, action; fault

Definitions

  1. legal case, action; fault

Ancestry of “sǫk”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sǫk”

  • sak
  • godsak
  • sakregister
  • militärsakkunnig
  • sakkunnig
  • grönsak
  • sakprosa
  • ämnessakkunnig
  • sakfråga
  • sakpolitisk
  • huvudsaklig
  • huvudsakligen
  • verdisak
  • rettssak
  • grønnsaksuppe
  • grønnsak
  • smakssak
  • sak
  • usaklig
  • saklig
  • verdisak
  • orsaka
  • sak
  • rettssak
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