Where does “זוכן” come from?

זוכן (Yiddish) comes from Old High German suohhen, from Proto-West Germanic sōkijan, from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

זוכן (Yiddish): to seek, search

Definitions

  1. to seek, search

Ancestry of “זוכן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansuohhento seek, inquire, look for
2Proto-West Germanicsōkijanto seek, to look for
3Proto-Germanicsōkijanąto seek, look for
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂gyetito give a sign
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

Words derived from “זוכן”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną →
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