Where does “sykepleie” come from?

sykepleie (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.

sykepleie (Norwegian Bokmål): nursing

Definitions

  1. nursing

Ancestry of “sykepleie”, step by step

sykepleie 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 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 →