Where does “sēoc” come from?

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

sēoc (Old English): sick, ill

Definitions

  1. sick, ill

Ancestry of “sēoc”, step by step

sēoc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic seuk

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

via Scots Jock

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ScotsJock—

Words derived from “sēoc”

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