Etymograph

English

seekable

From seek + -able.

Formed from seek + -able

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

adj Capable of being sought.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “seekable”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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