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Where does “siūker” come from?

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

Ancestry of “siūker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesjúkrsick
2Proto-Germanicseukazsick
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseug-to be troubled or grieved
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