Where does “adlseoc” come from?

adlseoc (Old English) comes from Old English sēoc, from Proto-West Germanic seuk, from Proto-Germanic seukaz, from Proto-Indo-European seug- — to be troubled or grieved.

adlseoc (Old English): ill, sick

Definitions

  1. ill, sick

Ancestry of “adlseoc”, step by step

adlseoc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English sēoc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsēocsick, ill
2Proto-West Germanicseuksick
3Proto-Germanicseukazsick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseug-to be troubled or grieved

via Old English ādl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishādldisease, sickness; disease, infirmity, sickness,...
2Proto-Germanicaidlazburning, fever, disease
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seug- →Every word from Proto-Germanic seukaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic seuk →