Where does “sökmotor” come from?

sökmotor (Swedish) comes from Swedish motor, from Latin motor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

sökmotor (Swedish): a search engine

Definitions

  1. a search engine

Ancestry of “sökmotor”, step by step

sökmotor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish motor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmotorengine, motor
2Latinmotormover; that which moves something; first-person...
3Latin-tor-er
4Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
6Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →Every word from Latin -tor →Every word from Latin motor →