sought etymology

Etymology:

• Old English "sohte," from Proto-Germanic "*sōhtijaną," meaning "to seek."
• Related to Old Saxon "sōkian," Old High German "suochen," and Old Norse "sækja."
• Ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root "*sekʷ-," meaning "to follow, accompany."

Meaning:

• To try to find or obtain something.
• To search for, investigate, or inquire about something.
• To apply for, request, or ask for something.

Origin:

• The word "sought" is the past tense and past participle of the verb "seek."
• The verb "seek" has been in use in English since before the 12th century.
• The word "sought" was first used in the early 14th century.

Usage Examples:

• "He sought adventure in far-off lands."
• "The researchers sought to determine the cause of the disease."
• "I sought his advice before making a decision."

sought relate terms

• seek

  Etymology From Middle English seken sekyn from Old English sēčan sēcian from Pro

• beseech

  Etymology Old French beseschier Late Latin besecius Medieval Latin besechius V

• sought

  Etymology Old English sohte from Proto Germanic sōhtijaną meaning to seek R

• demand

  Etymology The word demand comes from the Old French word demander meaning to ask f

• recherche

  Etymology The word recherche is derived from the French word rechercher meaning to

• intramercurial

  Etymology The word intramercurial is derived from two Latin words Intra meaning w

• Circassian

  Etymology The name Circassian is derived from the Persian word Cherkes which is be

• prestidigitator

  Etymology The term prestidigitator is derived from the Latin phrase praesto digitum

• perquisite

  Etymology The word perquisite comes from the Latin word perquirere which means to s

• eldorado

  Etymology El Spanish Article meaning the Dorado Spanish Past participle of do

• search

  Etymology Origin Greek Etymology Etymos true real logia study of Mean

• chaser

  Etymology Early 17th century in the sense one who hunts something relentlessly

• fight

  Etymology From Middle English fighten fighte from Old English feohtan to fight f