Where does “wyszukiwarka” come from?

wyszukiwarka (Polish) comes from Polish wyszukiwać, from Polish wyszukać, from Polish szukać, from Middle High German suochen, from Old High German suohhen, from Proto-West Germanic sōkijan, from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti — to seek out.

wyszukiwarka (Polish): search engine

Definitions

  1. search engine

Ancestry of “wyszukiwarka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwyszukiwaćto search for, to look up, to track down
2Polishwyszukaćto search for, to look up, to track down, to trawl, to scour
3Polishszukaćto look for, to seek, to search
4Middle High Germansuochento seek, to search
5Old High Germansuohhento seek, inquire, look for
6Proto-West Germanicsōkijanto seek, to look for
7Proto-Germanicsōkijanąto seek, look for
8Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂gyetito give a sign
9Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g-Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyetiEvery word from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną