Where does “sjukepleie” come from?

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

sjukepleie (Norwegian Nynorsk): nursing

Definitions

  1. nursing

Ancestry of “sjukepleie”, step by step

sjukepleie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk sjuk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksjukill, diseased; crazy; sick, depraved
2Old Norsesjúkrsick
3Proto-Germanicseukazsick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseug-to be troubled or grieved

via Norwegian Nynorsk pleie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskpleiecare, nursing
2Low Germanplegen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seug- →Every word from Proto-Germanic seukaz →Every word from Old Norse sjúkr →