soek
Afrikaans
verb
Definitions
- to search, seek
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish zoeken (search) inherited from Middle Dutch soeken inherited from Old Dutch *suoken inherited from Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną (seek, look for) derived 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
- afzoeken Dutch, Flemish
- baatzoeker Dutch, Flemish
- bezoeken Dutch, Flemish
- doorzoeken Dutch, Flemish
- onderzoeken Dutch, Flemish
- opzoeken Dutch, Flemish
- schatzoeker Dutch, Flemish
- uitzoeken Dutch, Flemish
- verzoeken Dutch, Flemish
- zoekbalk Dutch, Flemish
- zoeken Dutch, Flemish
- zoeker Dutch, Flemish
- zoeklicht Dutch, Flemish
- zoekmachine Dutch, Flemish
- zoekmotor Dutch, Flemish
- zoekopdracht Dutch, Flemish
- zoekrobot Dutch, Flemish
- zoektocht Dutch, Flemish
- zoekvak Dutch, Flemish
- *seh₂g- Proto-Indo-European
- *séh₂gyeti Proto-Indo-European
- *sōkijaną Proto-Germanic
- secan Old English
- sœkja Old Norse
- sœkja/sǿkja, sœkja Old Norse
- soeken Middle Dutch
- suohhen Old High German
- in·saigim Old Irish
- 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *sōkijan gmw-pro
- *suoken Old Dutch
- suoken Old Dutch
- sokian Old Saxon
- *sāgiō Proto-Italic
- sēka Old Frisian
- suku Sranan Tongo