Where does “första orsak” come from?

första orsak (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.

första orsak (Swedish): first cause

Definitions

  1. first cause

Ancestry of “första orsak”, step by step

första orsak 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 första

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishförstafirst; senior; higher
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sakō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic saku →