Where does “sakna” come from?

sakna (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish sakna, from Old Norse sakna, from Old Norse saka, from Proto-Germanic sakōną, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

sakna (Swedish): to miss, to lack, to want, to be without

Definitions

  1. to miss, to lack, to want, to be without

Ancestry of “sakna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishsaknato miss, feel the loss of
2Old Norsesaknato miss, feel the loss of
3Old Norsesakato do harm, to scathe; to blame, find fault with
4Proto-Germanicsakōnąto charge, seek legal action against
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

Words derived from “sakna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sakōną →Every word from Old Norse saka →