Where does “sickliness” come from?
sickliness (English) comes from English sickly, 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.
sickliness (English): The state or characteristic of weakness,...
Definitions
- The state or characteristic of weakness,...
Ancestry of “sickliness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sickly | Frequently ill or in poor health; Not in good... |
| 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 |