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Etymology
From Dutch ziek (“sick”), from Middle Dutch siek (“sick”), from Old Dutch *sioc (“sick”), from Proto-Germanic *seukaz (“sick”), from the verb *seukaną (“to be sick”), from Proto-Indo-European *seug- (“to be troubled or grieved”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
siek (attributive sieke, comparative sieker, superlative siekste)
- sick, unwell