Where does “sic” come from?
sic (Scots) comes from Middle English sich, from Old English sīċ, from Proto-West Germanic sik, from Proto-Germanic sīką, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
sic (Scots): such
Ancestry of “sic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | sich | — |
| 2 | Old English | sīċ | a watercourse; sike |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | sik | himself, herself, itself, themselves, oneself |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sīką | trickling water; a dribble; a slow brook; a... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |