sokian
Old Saxon
verb
Definitions
- to seek, strive for
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną (seek, look for) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂gyeti (seek out, track, give a sign, track down).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*séh₂gyeti
Gloss
seek out, track, give a sign, track down
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *seh₂g- Proto-Indo-European
- *séh₂gyeti Proto-Indo-European
- *sōkijaną Proto-Germanic
- szukać Polish
- secan Old English
- sœkja Old Norse
- sœkja/sǿkja, sœkja Old Norse
- suohhen Old High German
- in·saigim Old Irish
- 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *sōkijan gmw-pro
- *suoken Old Dutch
- *sāgiō Proto-Italic
- sēka Old Frisian
- söken Low German