Where does “sec” come from?

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

sec (Old English): Alternative form of sēoc

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of sēoc

Ancestry of “sec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicseuksick
2Proto-Germanicseukazsick
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseug-to be troubled or grieved

Words derived from “sec”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seug- →Every word from Proto-Germanic seukaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic seuk →