Where does “sjuksköterska” come from?

sjuksköterska (Swedish) comes from Swedish sjuk, from Old Swedish siūker, from Old Norse sjúkr, from Proto-Germanic seukaz, from Proto-Indo-European seug- — to be troubled or grieved.

sjuksköterska (Swedish): a nurse; a senior nurse

Definitions

  1. a nurse; a senior nurse

Ancestry of “sjuksköterska”, step by step

sjuksköterska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sjuk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsjuksick, ill; sick, disturbed, mentally unstable;...
2Old Swedishsiūkersick
3Old Norsesjúkrsick
4Proto-Germanicseukazsick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseug-to be troubled or grieved

via Swedish sköterska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsköterskaa nurse
2Swedishskötato attend to, to keep, to maintain, to care for,...

Words derived from “sjuksköterska”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seug- →Every word from Proto-Germanic seukaz →Every word from Old Norse sjúkr →
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