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
Ancestry of “sik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | sik | Alternative form of *sek |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sīką | trickling water; a dribble; a slow brook; a... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |