English word sick comes from Proto-Germanic *swa (So, thus, in this manner.), Proto-Indo-European *sewk-, Proto-Indo-European *seug-, Proto-Indo-European *seygʷ-, Proto-Germanic - līkaz
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *swa | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | So, thus, in this manner. |
| *sewk- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *seug- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *seygʷ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| - līkaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| *seukaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To be sick. |
| *sīką | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | A marshy place. A slow brook. Trickling water; a dribble. |
| *swalīkaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Such, that kind of, that sort of. |
| sík | Old Norse (non) | |
| swylc | Old English (ang) | |
| *seukaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Sick. |
| sēoc | Old English (ang) | |
| seok | Middle English (enm) | |
| sick | English (en) | (British, colloquial) vomit.. Sick people in general as a group. (agriculture) Failing to sustain adequate harvests of crop, usually specified.. (chiefly, American) In poor health.. (colloquial) In bad taste.. (colloquial) Mentally unstable, disturbed.. (slang) Very good, excellent, awesome, badass.. Having an urge to vomit.. In poor condition.. Tired of or annoyed by something. (obsolete, [...] |