Where does “drómasýki” come from?

drómasýki (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sýki, from Proto-Germanic *siukį̄ — sickness.

drómasýki (Icelandic): narcolepsy

Definitions

  1. narcolepsy

Ancestry of “drómasýki”, step by step

drómasýki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic sýki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsýkiillness, disease; sickness
2Proto-Germanic*siukį̄sickness

via Icelandic dróma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicdróma—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *siukį̄ →Every word from Icelandic sýki →