Where does “süük” come from?

süük (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian siāk, from Proto-West Germanic seuk, from Proto-Germanic seukaz, from Proto-Indo-European seug- — to be troubled or grieved.

süük (Saterland Frisian): sick; infirm; ailing

Definitions

  1. sick; infirm; ailing

Ancestry of “süük”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiansiāk—
2Proto-West Germanicseuksick
3Proto-Germanicseukazsick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseug-to be troubled or grieved
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seug- →Every word from Proto-Germanic seukaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic seuk →