Where does “siik” come from?

siik (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian siāk, from Proto-West Germanic seuk, from Proto-Germanic seukaz, from Proto-Indo-European seug- — to be troubled or grieved.

siik (West Frisian): sick, ill

Definitions

  1. sick, ill

Ancestry of “siik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiansiāk—
2Proto-West Germanicseuksick
3Proto-Germanicseukazsick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseug-to be troubled or grieved
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seug- →Every word from Proto-Germanic seukaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic seuk →
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