Where does “krimsjuk” come from?

krimsjuk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sjuk, from Norwegian Nynorsk sjuk, from Old Norse sjúkr, from Proto-Germanic seukaz, from Proto-Indo-European seug- — to be troubled or grieved.

krimsjuk (Norwegian Bokmål): Infected by a cold

Definitions

  1. Infected by a cold

Ancestry of “krimsjuk”, step by step

krimsjuk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål sjuk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsjukalternative form of syk; ill
2Norwegian Nynorsksjukill, diseased; crazy; sick, depraved
3Old Norsesjúkrsick
4Proto-Germanicseukazsick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseug-to be troubled or grieved

via Norwegian Bokmål Krim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmålKrima book or film with crime as its theme
2Crimean Tatarqırım—
3RussianКрым—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seug- →Every word from Proto-Germanic seukaz →Every word from Old Norse sjúkr →