Where does “siec” come from?

siec (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch siec, from Proto-West Germanic seuk, from Proto-Germanic seukaz, from Proto-Indo-European seug- — to be troubled or grieved.

Ancestry of “siec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsiecsick, ill
2Proto-West Germanicseuksick
3Proto-Germanicseukazsick
4Proto-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 →
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