Where does “dope sick” come from?
dope sick (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.
dope sick (English): Ill due to withdrawal from drugs, especially opiates; in withdrawal
Definitions
- Ill due to withdrawal from drugs, especially opiates; in withdrawal
Ancestry of “dope sick”, step by step
dope sick traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sick
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sick | In poor health; ill; Having an urge to vomit;... |
| 2 | English | sic | Thus; thus written; To mark with a bracketed sic;... |
| 3 | English | seek | To try to find; to look for; to search for; To... |
| 4 | Middle English | seke | Alternative form of seken |
| 5 | Old English | sēċan | to seek or inquire about |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | sōkijan | to seek, to look for |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sōkijaną | to seek, look for |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂gyeti | to give a sign |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |
via English dope
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dope | Any viscous liquid or paste, such as a lubricant,... |
| 2 | Dutch | doop | baptism; christening; hazing |
| 3 | Dutch | dopen | to dip, to immerse; to baptize, to christen; to... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | dôpen | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | dōpen | to dip, to immerse |
| 6 | Frankish | daupijan | to dip, to immerse |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | daupijaną | to dip in a liquid, to immerse |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewb- | deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom |