Where does “transportsyge” come from?

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

transportsyge (Danish): motion sickness

Definitions

  1. motion sickness

Ancestry of “transportsyge”, step by step

transportsyge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish syge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsygedisease; definite of syg; plural of syg
2Old Danishsyugæ—
3Old Norsesjúkrsick
4Proto-Germanicseukazsick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseug-to be troubled or grieved

via Danish transport

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtransporttransport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seug- →Every word from Proto-Germanic seukaz →Every word from Old Norse sjúkr →