Where does “sheik” come from?

sheik (Danish) comes from Arabic شَيْخ, from Arabic شَاخَ — to age, grow old; to age, to grow old; to grow...

sheik (Danish): sheik

Definitions

  1. sheik

Ancestry of “sheik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشَيْخsheikh; an elder in charge; elder
2Arabicشَاخَto age, grow old; to age, to grow old; to grow...

Words derived from “sheik”

Every word from Arabic شَاخَ →Every word from Arabic شَيْخ →