Where does “sakan” come from?

sakan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic sakaną, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂g-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

sakan (Proto-West Germanic): to fight, quarrel; to argue, disagree

Definitions

  1. to fight, quarrel; to argue, disagree

Ancestry of “sakan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsakanąto charge, dispute
2Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂g-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

Words derived from “sakan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sakaną →