Where does “sakprosa” come from?

sakprosa (Swedish) comes from Swedish sak, from Old Norse sǫk, from Proto-Germanic sakō, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

sakprosa (Swedish): non-fiction; literature about facts, rather than...

Definitions

  1. non-fiction; literature about facts, rather than...

Ancestry of “sakprosa”, step by step

sakprosa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsakthing; undefined individual object, usually of...
2Old Norsesǫklegal case, action; fault
3Proto-Germanicsakōquarrel; charge, case, lawsuit; thing, matter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

via Swedish prosa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishprosaprose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sakō →Every word from Old Norse sǫk →