Where does “syge” come from?

syge (Danish) comes from Old Danish syugæ, from Old Norse sjúkr, from Proto-Germanic seukaz, from Proto-Indo-European seug- — to be troubled or grieved.

syge (Danish): disease; definite of syg; plural of syg

Definitions

  1. disease; definite of syg; plural of syg

Ancestry of “syge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishsyugæ—
2Old Norsesjúkrsick
3Proto-Germanicseukazsick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseug-to be troubled or grieved

Words derived from “syge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seug- →Every word from Proto-Germanic seukaz →Every word from Old Norse sjúkr →