Where does “carsick” come from?

carsick (English) comes from English sick, from English sic, from English seek, from Middle English seke, from Old English sēċan, from Proto-West Germanic sōkijan, from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti — to seek out.

carsick (English): Dizzy or feeling nauseated due to riding in a...

Definitions

  1. Dizzy or feeling nauseated due to riding in a...

Ancestry of “carsick”, step by step

carsick traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sick

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsickIn poor health; ill; Having an urge to vomit;...
2EnglishsicThus; thus written; To mark with a bracketed sic;...
3EnglishseekTo try to find; to look for; to search for; To...
4Middle EnglishsekeAlternative form of seken
5Old Englishsēċanto seek or inquire about
6Proto-West Germanicsōkijanto seek, to look for
7Proto-Germanicsōkijanąto seek, look for
8Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂gyetito give a sign
9Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

via English car

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcarA wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with...
2Middle Englishcarrecart, wagon
3Anglo-Normancarrecart
4Latincarra
5Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
6Gaulishkarroswagon
7Proto-Celtickarroswagon
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g-Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyetiEvery word from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną