Where does “sjuk” come from?

sjuk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse sjúkr, from Proto-Germanic seukaz, from Proto-Indo-European seug- — to be troubled or grieved.

sjuk (Norwegian Nynorsk): ill, diseased; crazy; sick, depraved

Definitions

  1. ill, diseased; crazy; sick, depraved

Ancestry of “sjuk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesjúkrsick
2Proto-Germanicseukazsick
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseug-to be troubled or grieved

Words derived from “sjuk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seug- →Every word from Proto-Germanic seukaz →Every word from Old Norse sjúkr →