Where does “saknad” come from?
saknad (Swedish) comes from Swedish sakna, from Old Swedish sakna, from Old Norse sakna, from Old Norse saka, from Proto-Germanic sakōną, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.
saknad (Swedish): missing, which someone misses; lacking
Definitions
- missing, which someone misses; lacking
Ancestry of “saknad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | sakna | to miss, to lack, to want, to be without |
| 2 | Old Swedish | sakna | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | sakna | to miss, feel the loss of |
| 4 | Old Norse | saka | to do harm, to scathe; to blame, find fault with |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sakōną | to charge, seek legal action against |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |