Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “sioh” come from?

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

sioh (Old High German): sick

Definitions

  1. sick

Ancestry of “sioh”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sioh”

  • siech
  • siuhhi
  • siech
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