Where does “genomsöka” come from?

genomsöka (Swedish) comes from Swedish söka, from Old Swedish sø̄kia, from Old Norse sǿkja, from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

genomsöka (Swedish): search, scan, go through

Definitions

  1. search, scan, go through

Ancestry of “genomsöka”, step by step

genomsöka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish söka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsökato search
2Old Swedishsø̄kiato seek
3Old Norsesǿkjato seek, look for, search
4Proto-Germanicsōkijanąto seek, look for
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂gyetito give a sign
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

via Swedish genom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgenomthrough; from one side of an opening to the...
2EnglishgenomeThe complete genetic information of an organism
3Englishgenom—
4GermanGenomgenome

Words derived from “genomsöka”

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