Where does “siech” come from?

siech (German) comes from Middle High German siech, from Old High German sioh, from Proto-West Germanic seuk, from Proto-Germanic seukaz, from Proto-Indo-European seug- — to be troubled or grieved.

siech (German): sick; ill; weak; frail; ailing; afflicted

Definitions

  1. sick; ill; weak; frail; ailing; afflicted

Ancestry of “siech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansiechsick, leprous
2Old High Germansiohsick
3Proto-West Germanicseuksick
4Proto-Germanicseukazsick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseug-to be troubled or grieved
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seug- →Every word from Proto-Germanic seukaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic seuk →