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
- alternative form of syk; ill
Ancestry of “sjuk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | sjuk | ill, diseased; crazy; sick, depraved |
| 2 | Old Norse | sjúkr | sick |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | seukaz | sick |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | seug- | to be troubled or grieved |
Words derived from “sjuk”