Where does “mentalsjuk” come from?

mentalsjuk (Swedish) comes from Swedish mental, from Late Latin mentalis, from Latin mēns, from Proto-Italic mentis, from Proto-Indo-European méntis, from Indo-European *men-.

mentalsjuk (Swedish): mentally ill

Definitions

  1. mentally ill

Ancestry of “mentalsjuk”, step by step

mentalsjuk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish mental

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmentalmental, pertaining to the mind
2Late Latinmentalisof the mind, mental
3Latinmēnsmind
4Proto-Italicmentismind, thought
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
6Indo-European*men-—

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 Indo-European *men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méntis →Every word from Proto-Italic mentis →