Where does “dödsorsak” come from?

dödsorsak (Swedish) comes from German orsak, from Middle Low German orsake, from Middle Low German sake, from Old Saxon saka, from Proto-West Germanic saku, from Proto-Germanic sakō, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

dödsorsak (Swedish): a cause of death

Definitions

  1. a cause of death

Ancestry of “dödsorsak”, step by step

dödsorsak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German orsak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanorsak—
2Middle Low Germanorsakereason, cause
3Middle Low Germansake—
4Old Saxonsaka—
5Proto-West Germanicsakuaccusation, charge; case
6Proto-Germanicsakōquarrel; charge, case, lawsuit; thing, matter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

via Swedish död

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdöddead; death
2Old Swedishdøþerdead
3Old Norsedauðrdead
4Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sakō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic saku →