Where does “höjdsjuk” come from?

höjdsjuk (Swedish) comes from Swedish höjd, from Old Norse hæð, from Proto-Germanic hauhiþō, from Proto-Germanic hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

höjdsjuk (Swedish): suffering from altitude sickness

Definitions

  1. suffering from altitude sickness

Ancestry of “höjdsjuk”, step by step

höjdsjuk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish höjd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhöjdraised, increased; a height, an altitude, an...
2Old Norsehæðheight
3Proto-Germanichauhiþōheight
4Proto-Germanichauhazhigh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

via Swedish sjuk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsjuksick, ill; sick, disturbed, mentally unstable;...
2Old Swedishsiūkersick
3Old Norsesjúkrsick
4Proto-Germanicseukazsick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseug-to be troubled or grieved
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauhaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauhiþō →