Where does “sykeseng” come from?

sykeseng (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.

sykeseng (Norwegian Bokmål): a sickbed

Definitions

  1. a sickbed

Ancestry of “sykeseng”, step by step

sykeseng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål syk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsyksick, ill; diseased
2Danishsygsick, ill; diseased; wicked
3Old Norsesjúkrsick
4Proto-Germanicseukazsick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseug-to be troubled or grieved

via Norwegian Bokmål seng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsenga bed
2Old Norsesæingbed
3Old Norsesænga late variant of sæing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seug- →Every word from Proto-Germanic seukaz →Every word from Old Norse sjúkr →