Where does “sik” come from?

sik (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic sik, from Proto-Germanic sīką, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

sik (Old Norse): oneself

Definitions

  1. oneself

Ancestry of “sik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicsikAlternative form of *sek
2Proto-Germanicsīkątrickling water; a dribble; a slow brook; a...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
4Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

Words derived from “sik”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīką →