asecan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to search or seek out, seek for, require, demand
- to seek, go to, explore; seek through, search through
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *uzsōkijaną affix from Old English sēċan (seek inquire about).
Origin
Old English
sēċan
Gloss
seek inquire about
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *uzsōkijaną Proto-Germanic
- forsecan Old English
- geondsecan Old English
- gesecan Old English
- sēċan Old English
- undersecan Old English
- þurhsecan Old English
- besechen Middle English
- seken Middle English
- seken, sēchen Middle English
- sœkja Old Norse
- 𐌿𐍃𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic