Where does “sjuke” come from?

sjuke (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.

sjuke (Norwegian Bokmål): definite singular/plural of sjuk; alternative...

Definitions

  1. definite singular/plural of sjuk; alternative...

Ancestry of “sjuke”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sjuke”

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