Where does “Siech” come from?

Siech (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German siech, from Old High German sioh, from Proto-West Germanic seuk, from Proto-Germanic seukaz, from Proto-Indo-European seug- — to be troubled or grieved.

Siech (Alemannic German): a sick person

Definitions

  1. a sick person

Ancestry of “Siech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansiechsick, leprous
2Old High Germansiohsick
3Proto-West Germanicseuksick
4Proto-Germanicseukazsick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseug-to be troubled or grieved
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seug- →Every word from Proto-Germanic seukaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic seuk →
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