Where does “sōkniz” come from?

sōkniz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

sōkniz (Proto-Germanic): investigation; probe; examination; inquiry;...

Definitions

  1. investigation; probe; examination; inquiry;...

Ancestry of “sōkniz”, step by step

sōkniz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Proto-Indo-European seh₂g-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

Words derived from “sōkniz

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-