Where does “sjúkleikr” come from?

sjúkleikr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse sjúkr, from Proto-Germanic seukaz, from Proto-Indo-European seug- — to be troubled or grieved.

sjúkleikr (Old Norse): sickness, illness

Definitions

  1. sickness, illness

Ancestry of “sjúkleikr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesjúkrsick
2Proto-Germanicseukazsick
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseug-to be troubled or grieved
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seug- →Every word from Proto-Germanic seukaz →Every word from Old Norse sjúkr →