Where does “saquear” come from?

saquear (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese sacar, from Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌰𐌽, from Proto-Germanic sakaną, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂g-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

saquear (Portuguese): to plunder; to sack; to loot

Definitions

  1. to plunder; to sack; to loot

Ancestry of “saquear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesacarto pull out; to extract; to snatch; to draw; to...
2Gothic𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌰𐌽to dispute, quarrel, argue; to rebuke
3Proto-Germanicsakanąto charge, dispute
4Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂g-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sakaną →
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