Where does “sjukehus” come from?

sjukehus (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.

sjukehus (Norwegian Bokmål): a hospital

Definitions

  1. a hospital

Ancestry of “sjukehus”, step by step

sjukehus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål sjuk

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

via Norwegian Bokmål hus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhusa house; imperative of huse
2Old Norsehúshouse
3Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seug- →Every word from Proto-Germanic seukaz →Every word from Old Norse sjúkr →