Where does “sickroom” come from?
Sickroom is a compound of English sick and English room, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European roots including rowə- and -kos.
sickroom (English): A room to be used by someone who is ill
Definitions
- A room to be used by someone who is ill
Ancestry of “sickroom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |