Where does “krimsjuke” come from?
krimsjuke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sjuke, 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.
krimsjuke (Norwegian Bokmål): a cold (viral infection)
Definitions
- a cold (viral infection)
Ancestry of “krimsjuke”, step by step
krimsjuke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål sjuke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | sjuke | definite singular/plural of sjuk; alternative... |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | sjuk | alternative form of syk; ill |
| 3 | Norwegian Nynorsk | sjuk | ill, diseased; crazy; sick, depraved |
| 4 | Old Norse | sjúkr | sick |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | seukaz | sick |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seug- | to be troubled or grieved |