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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
SAKE.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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SAKE,
purpose, account, cause, end. (E.) M.E. sake, purpose,
cause; 'for hire sake' = for her (its) sake; Ancren Riwle, p. 4, l.
16. It also means dispute, contention, law-suit, fault.
'For desert of sum sake' = on account of some fault; Allit. Poems, ed.
Morris, C. 84.—A.S. sacu, strife, dispute, crime, law-suit,
accusation (Bosworth). + Du. zaak, matter, case, cause, business, affair.
+ Icel. sök, a charge, guilt, crime. + Dan. sag. + Swed. sak. + G.
sache. β. All from Teut. type SAKA, a contention, suit at law (Fick, iii. 314), from
the base SAK, appearing in Goth. sakan (a strong verb, pt. t. sók), to contend,
rebuke. Perhaps allied to Skt. sañj, sajj, to adhere.
Der. seek, q.v.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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