Where does “sjúkr” come from?

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

sjúkr (Old Norse): sick

Definitions

  1. sick

Ancestry of “sjúkr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sjúkr”

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