Where does “sjúkdómur” come from?

sjúkdómur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse sjúkdómr, from Old Norse -dómr, from Proto-Germanic -dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

sjúkdómur (Icelandic): illness, disease, malady

Definitions

  1. illness, disease, malady

Ancestry of “sjúkdómur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesjúkdómrsickness
2Old Norse-dómrForms nouns denoting the condition or state of...
3Proto-Germanic-dōmazForms nouns denoting the condition or state of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰóh₁mosthat which is put, placed
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “sjúkdómur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic -dōmaz →