Where does “sökord” come from?

sökord (Swedish) comes from Swedish ord, from Old Swedish orþ, from Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

sökord (Swedish): a search term, a search phrase, a keyword

Definitions

  1. a search term, a search phrase, a keyword

Ancestry of “sökord”, step by step

sökord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishordword; A distinct unit of language with a...
2Old Swedishorþword
3Old Norseorðword
4Proto-Germanicwurdąword
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

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 werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →