Where does “seok” come from?

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

Ancestry of “seok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsēocsick, 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 →