Where does “zeek” come from?

zeek (Yola) comes from Saterland Frisian Seeke, from Old English sec, from Proto-West Germanic seuk, from Proto-Germanic seukaz, from Proto-Indo-European seug- — to be troubled or grieved.

zeek (Yola): to seek

Definitions

  1. to seek

Ancestry of “zeek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland FrisianSeekecause; affair; matter; thing
2Old EnglishsecAlternative form of sēoc
3Proto-West Germanicseuksick
4Proto-Germanicseukazsick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseug-to be troubled or grieved
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seug- →Every word from Proto-Germanic seukaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic seuk →