Where does “sjuk” come from?

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

sjuk (Norwegian Bokmål): alternative form of syk; ill

Definitions

  1. alternative form of syk; ill

Ancestry of “sjuk”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sjuk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seug- →Every word from Proto-Germanic seukaz →Every word from Old Norse sjúkr →