Where does “sjukdom” come from?

sjukdom (Swedish) comes from Old Norse sjúkdómr, from Old Norse -dómr, from Proto-Germanic -dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

sjukdom (Swedish): disease, illness; sickness

Definitions

  1. disease, illness; sickness

Ancestry of “sjukdom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesjúkdómrsickness
2Old Norse-dómrForms nouns denoting the condition or state of...
3Proto-Germanic-dōmazForms nouns denoting the condition or state of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰóh₁mosthat which is put, placed
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “sjukdom”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic -dōmaz →
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