Where does “sōkijan” come from?

sōkijan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

sōkijan (Proto-West Germanic): to seek, to look for

Definitions

  1. to seek, to look for

Ancestry of “sōkijan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsōkijanąto seek, look for
2Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂gyetito give a sign
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

Words derived from “sōkijan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną →