Where does “sjukepleie” come from?

sjukepleie (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.

Ancestry of “sjukepleie”, step by step

sjukepleie 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 pleie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpleiecare, nursing; to nurse, care for, look after,...
2Low Germanplegen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seug- →Every word from Proto-Germanic seukaz →Every word from Old Norse sjúkr →