German word Sache comes from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g-, and later Proto-Germanic *sakaną (To charge, dispute.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *seh₂g- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *sakaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To charge, dispute. |
| *sakō | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Charge, case, lawsuit. Quarrel. Thing, matter. |
| sahha | Old High German (goh) | |
| Sache | German (deu) | (chiefly, in plural, colloquial) kilometers per hour. (law) thing: corporeal object. Affair. Cause, action. Subject, matter, business. Thing, object. |