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”

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