SECAN
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Etymology
, from . Cognate with Old Frisian sēka, Old Saxon sokian (Dutch zoeken), Old High German suohhan (German suchen), Old Norse sœkja (Swedish söka), Gothic 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽; and with Latin sagire ‘sense by smell’, Old Irish saigim ‘seek’.