søkja

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Definitions
  • to seek, to look for
  • to apply

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse sœkja derived from Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną (seek, look for) derived from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g- (seek out, seek, track, track down, investigate, trace).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*seh₂g-

Gloss

seek out, seek, track, track down, investigate, trace

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