Etymology Explorer › Old Danish

Where does “syugæ” come from?

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

Ancestry of “syugæ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “syugæ”

  • køresyge
  • transportsyge
  • syge
  • sygelig
  • sygeliggøre
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seug- →