Where does “seasick” come from?

Seasick comes from Middle English seke, originally meaning to be ill or troubled, later applied to nausea experienced at sea.

seasick (English): Suffering from sickness, nausea or dizziness due...

Definitions

  1. Suffering from sickness, nausea or dizziness due...

Ancestry of “seasick”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsee seke

Words derived from “seasick

Every word from Middle English see seke
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