Where does “seik” come from?

seik (Estonian) comes from English shake, from Middle English schaken, from Old English sċeacan.

seik (Estonian): matter, thing, situation, circumstance

Definitions

  1. matter, thing, situation, circumstance

Ancestry of “seik”, step by step

seik traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English shake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshakeTo cause to move rapidly in opposite directions...
2Middle EnglishschakenTo shake or quake
3Old Englishsċeacan—

via Arabic شَيْخ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشَيْخsheikh; an elder in charge; elder
2Arabicشَاخَto age, grow old; to age, to grow old; to grow...

via Finnish seikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseikkathing, matter; circumstance
2Karelianšeikkawork, bustle, chore
Every word from Old English sċeacan →Every word from Middle English schaken →Every word from English shake →