English
seeking
From seek + -ing.
A compound of seek + -ing
Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g- ‘to follow’
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Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną ‘to seek’
Proto-West Germanic *sōkijan ‘to seek’
Old English sēċan ‘to look for’
Middle English seke
English seek
Today it means
noun The act of one who seeks; a search or quest to find something.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / seeking