Where does “sygebesøg” come from?

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

sygebesøg (Danish): home visit

Definitions

  1. home visit

Ancestry of “sygebesøg”, step by step

sygebesøg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish syg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsygsick, ill; diseased; wicked
2Old Norsesjúkrsick
3Proto-Germanicseukazsick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseug-to be troubled or grieved

via Danish besøg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbesøga visit; imperative of besøge
2Danishbesøgeto visit
3Middle Low Germanbesöken—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seug- →Every word from Proto-Germanic seukaz →Every word from Old Norse sjúkr →
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