Where does “lovesickly” come from?
lovesickly (English) comes from English lovesick, 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 — to seek out.
lovesickly (English): In a lovesick manner
Definitions
- In a lovesick manner
Ancestry of “lovesickly”, step by step
lovesickly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lovesick
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lovesick | Behaving oddly, or as though in distress, due to... |
| 2 | English | sick | In poor health; ill; Having an urge to vomit;... |
| 3 | English | sic | Thus; thus written; To mark with a bracketed sic;... |
| 4 | English | seek | To try to find; to look for; to search for; To... |
| 5 | Middle English | seke | Alternative form of seken |
| 6 | Old English | sēċan | to seek or inquire about |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | sōkijan | to seek, to look for |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sōkijaną | to seek, look for |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂gyeti | to give a sign |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |