Where does “sykehus” come from?

sykehus (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål syke, from Norwegian Bokmål syk, from Danish syg, from Old Norse sjúkr, from Proto-Germanic seukaz, from Proto-Indo-European seug- — to be troubled or grieved.

sykehus (Norwegian Bokmål): a hospital

Definitions

  1. a hospital

Ancestry of “sykehus”, step by step

sykehus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål syke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsykedefinite singular of syk; plural of syk; illness,...
2Norwegian Bokmålsyksick, ill; diseased
3Danishsygsick, ill; diseased; wicked
4Old Norsesjúkrsick
5Proto-Germanicseukazsick
6Proto-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 →