Where does “sykepleierske” come from?
sykepleierske (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sykepleier, 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.
sykepleierske (Norwegian Bokmål): a nurse female
Definitions
- a nurse female
Ancestry of “sykepleierske”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | sykepleier | a nurse |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | syke | definite singular of syk; plural of syk; illness,... |
| 3 | Norwegian Bokmål | syk | sick, ill; diseased |
| 4 | Danish | syg | sick, ill; diseased; wicked |
| 5 | Old Norse | sjúkr | sick |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | seukaz | sick |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seug- | to be troubled or grieved |