Where does “sheik” come from?

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

sheik (Dutch): sheik

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Ancestry of “sheik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشَيْخsheikh; an elder in charge; elder
2Arabicشَاخَto age, grow old; to age, to grow old; to grow...
Every word from Arabic شَاخَ →Every word from Arabic شَيْخ →
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