Where does “sik” come from?

sik (Proto-Germanic) comes 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 (Proto-Germanic): Alternative form of *sek

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of *sek

Ancestry of “sik”, step by step

sik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic sīką

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

via Proto-Germanic *sek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*sek—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-self
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “sik”

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