Where does “sik bilong bel hevi” come from?
sik bilong bel hevi (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin bilong, from English belong, from Middle English belongen, from Middle English be-, from Old English be-, from Old English hrōpan, from Proto-West Germanic hrōpan, from Proto-Germanic hrōpaną — army.
sik bilong bel hevi (Tok Pisin): depression
Definitions
- depression
Ancestry of “sik bilong bel hevi”, step by step
sik bilong bel hevi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin bilong
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | bilong | of, belonging to; having a tendency to, known... |
| 2 | English | belong | To have its proper place; To be part of, or the... |
| 3 | Middle English | belongen | — |
| 4 | Middle English | be- | — |
| 5 | Old English | be- | a productive prefix usually used to form verbs... |
| 6 | Old English | hrōpan | to shout, proclaim; cry out, scream, howl; to cry... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | hrōpan | to cry out, to call, to shout |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hrōpaną | to cry out, call, shout |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Tok Pisin sik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | sik | illness, disease; sick, ill |
| 2 | English | sick | In poor health; ill; Having an urge to vomit;... |
| 3 | English | sic | Thus; thus written; To mark with a bracketed sic;... |
| 4 | English | seek | To try to find; to look for; to search for; To... |
| 5 | Middle English | seke | Alternative form of seken |
| 6 | Old English | sēċan | to seek or inquire about |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | sōkijan | to seek, to look for |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sōkijaną | to seek, look for |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂gyeti | to give a sign |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |
via Tok Pisin bel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | bel | abdomen, belly; underside; the fuselage of an... |
| 2 | English | belly | The abdomen, especially a fat one; The stomach;... |
| 3 | Middle English | bely | belly |
| 4 | Old English | bielġ | bag |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *balgi | leather bag |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | balgiz | bag |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |