Where does “sjøsyke” come from?

sjøsyke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål syke, from Norwegian Bokmål syk, from Danish syg, from Old Norse sjúkr, from Proto-Germanic seukaz, from Proto-Indo-European seug- — to be troubled or grieved.

sjøsyke (Norwegian Bokmål): definite singular of sjøsyk; plural of sjøsyk;...

Definitions

  1. definite singular of sjøsyk; plural of sjøsyk;...

Ancestry of “sjøsyke”, step by step

sjøsyke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål syke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsykedefinite singular of syk; plural of syk; illness,...
2Norwegian Bokmålsyksick, ill; diseased
3Danishsygsick, ill; diseased; wicked
4Old Norsesjúkrsick
5Proto-Germanicseukazsick
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseug-to be troubled or grieved

via Norwegian Bokmål sjø

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsjøa sea, ocean; a lake
2Old NorsesjórAlternative form of sær
3Proto-Germanicsaiwizsea, ocean
4Proto-Germanicsīhwanąto filter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
6Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seug-Every word from Proto-Germanic seukazEvery word from Old Norse sjúkr